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 president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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With scientists and program officers at home, activities at the nearly two dozen federal agencies participating in research and development, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, come to a halt.—
Kenneth M. Evans,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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He’s used to having headwinds at every turn, but the stakes are so high knowing what can happen to a policeman in prison.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
26 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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Farrell’s Sonny Crockett is a brooding, messy, temperamental cop whose impulsiveness and (ahem) intensity is balanced by his mopey vulnerability.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Raven follows Fay Darrow (Schreiber), a former Detroit cop turned hitman for the New Jersey mob, who is ready to walk away from a life of violence.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Currently, Undersheriff Dan Perea, appointed by Corpus last year, is carrying out sheriff duties.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Dickens then allegedly told the deputies that his 3-year-old son was inside the house while four of his other children were dead inside the trunk of a vehicle in his garage, according to the sheriff's office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Constable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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