enforcer
noun
en·forc·er
in-ˈfȯr-sər 
en-
1
: one that enforces
2
a
: a violent criminal employed by a crime syndicate
especially
: hit man sense 1
b
: a player (as in ice hockey) known for rough play and fighting
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Big-box chains and other retailing giants use their scale to obtain discounts from suppliers yet continue to maintain prices at above-market levels, antitrust enforcers argue.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024
The deal also raised alarms for lawmakers like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), who recently asked federal enforcers to investigate.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Refusing to concede either the election or the loss of a silver bracelet on which the combination to his safe is printed, the fuming incumbent dispatches his private enforcer (Ving Rhames) to fetch the missing MacGuffin.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
The government hopes to reduce ticket prices and fees by breaking up the company and Ticketmaster after competition enforcers passed on trying to block their 2010 merger.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024
The deal also raised alarms for lawmakers like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), who recently asked federal enforcers to investigate.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Refusing to concede either the election or the loss of a silver bracelet on which the combination to his safe is printed, the fuming incumbent dispatches his private enforcer (Ving Rhames) to fetch the missing MacGuffin.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
The government hopes to reduce ticket prices and fees by breaking up the company and Ticketmaster after competition enforcers passed on trying to block their 2010 merger.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforcer. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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