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 three-term congressman has spent more than three decades in law enforcement and the military, serving as a police officer, constable and sheriff, and in the Army Reserve.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The damage affected the Memorial Northwest neighborhood, according to the office of Mark Herman, the constable.
—NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The damage affected the Memorial Northwest neighborhood, according to the office of Mark Herman, the constable.
—NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constable
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And on Tuesday, Joan Bracci, the county’s chief financial officer, stressed that DROP will create new costs for the county.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Sutherland, 59, was arrested shortly after midnight when officers responded to the scene near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood, according to LAPD officer Kevin Terzes.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has been quick to denounce Maduro’s capture, condemning Washington for behaving like the world’s policeman.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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And Ahmed al-Ahmed, who came to Australia from Syria in 2006, a former policeman who now owns a fruit stand at Bondi Beach, tackled one of the gunmen and wrenched the rifle from him, even as he was wounded himself.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
20 Dec. 2025
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For at least the third time in just over a year, Humphrey has rejected most serious charges against rule-breaking cops.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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It was formed after the murder of George Floyd by ex-cop Derek Chauvin, who was filmed in Minneapolis kneeling on Floyd's neck in May 2020.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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The sheriff's office also apologized for some confusion with initial messaging from the sheriff's office Thursday morning on social media.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In October the agency fined the police department $153,000 and the sheriff’s office $184,000 for violations related to Rodarte’s death.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Constable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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