as in officer
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the local constable
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Recent Examples of constable
The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
In voice-over, one of them explains that there won’t be an investigation; there’s no constable anywhere nearby, and treating the disaster as an act of God at least maintains unity.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
In voice-over, one of them explains that there won’t be an investigation; there’s no constable anywhere nearby, and treating the disaster as an act of God at least maintains unity.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constable
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The measure would provide $45 billion to expand ICE’s detention capacity to nearly 100,000 beds, $14 billion for transportation and removal operations and $8 billion to hire 10,000 new deportation officers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, my former agency the NGA is charged with both making maps (the job of explorers) and uncovering what’s really going on in those places (the job of intelligence officers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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These ideas are laid out early in the first act, when an encounter between a policeman, Olim, and a fruit-stand thief, Severin, is presented to the audience.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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If a deal makes, Jordan will play Ricardo Tubbs, one half of the famous cop duo known as Crockett & Tubbs.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Read, who was acquitted earlier this year of the Boston cop’s murder, is being sued for her boyfriend’s death.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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The sheriff's office previously shared video of the shooting, showing Jawad backing an SUV out of the garage and driving down the driveway.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ada County sheriff’s spokesperson Emily Walker declined to comment, citing pending litigation.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Constable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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