as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Recent Examples of police officer
On the other side of the street, over a dozen police officers observed the gathering, which eventually marched up State Street to gather across the Chicago River from Trump Tower.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Just weeks earlier, police officers gunned down Breonna Taylor in her own home.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Mobs of hundreds of young people have converged on locations throughout the city to wreak havoc, with massive fights requiring responses from hundreds of police officers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
On May 6, Winer was arrested and taken into custody by Bullhead City police officers in Arizona on unrelated charges.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Just weeks earlier, police officers gunned down Breonna Taylor in her own home.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Mobs of hundreds of young people have converged on locations throughout the city to wreak havoc, with massive fights requiring responses from hundreds of police officers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
On May 6, Winer was arrested and taken into custody by Bullhead City police officers in Arizona on unrelated charges.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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On the night of Oct. 6, 2016, Kardashian was by herself in her room at the No Address Hotel in Paris when five men dressed as policemen broke in, tied up her feet and hands and gagged her before putting her in a bathtub.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Related Articles Nielsen, Verisk and Accenture alum Laurie Lovett is Sol de Janeiro’s new chief people and impact officer.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
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Ukrainian fighter jets have struck a base belonging to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Belgorod region, killing intelligence officers, according to a report.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Plaza plays a cop who Qualley has a passionate love affair with until things turn sour.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Here, cops can decompress after a stressful event or take a brief time-out during a draining shift.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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The victim went back to the police six months later, and local detective constable, Mike Smith, led an investigation into what exactly occurred.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Law enforcement agencies would have to create department files on any employee holding a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement license, which includes police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, corrections officers and others.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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