as in policemen
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
as the rural county's chief lawman, the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower
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Recent Examples of lawmen
As the lawmen avoided the beam of light and approached the car, the suspects were able to get inside and lock the doors.
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Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
That church would become a topic of scrutiny and sensationalism by regional lawmen and news outlets alike throughout much of 1912.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?
—David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Cinematic lawmen like Little Bill in Unforgiven and Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine—films that inspired Eddington—commanded their towns with a near iron will.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Kris Kristofferson and Treat Williams as lawmen whose desert discovery leads down a path to information about the Kennedy assassination.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Kirsh’s shock of white hair and dry, sardonic air give Olyphant refreshing distance from the upright lawmen he’s known for.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
That church would become a topic of scrutiny and sensationalism by regional lawmen and news outlets alike throughout much of 1912.
—Lauren Nicole Henley, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?
—David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Cinematic lawmen like Little Bill in Unforgiven and Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine—films that inspired Eddington—commanded their towns with a near iron will.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Kris Kristofferson and Treat Williams as lawmen whose desert discovery leads down a path to information about the Kennedy assassination.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Kirsh’s shock of white hair and dry, sardonic air give Olyphant refreshing distance from the upright lawmen he’s known for.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmen
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Over 160 countries observe Labour Day on May 1, the anniversary of the Haymarket Riot, when several protesters and policemen were killed during a demonstration to reduce working hours, according to Time and Date.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Prescott also concluded that two other policemen, Officer Robert Bohm and Det.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Good cops in this business tend to have more friends but fewer rings.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Garcia De Jesus lived in Yonkers, cops said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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His projects have been with athletes, politicians, chief executive officers, the director of a botanical garden, a physician, a Nepalese monk, a theoretical physicist.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In a photo shared by police, officers appeared to have recovered stacks of 20-dollar bills, pills in prescription bottles, and a white powdery substance in little baggies.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Agencies assisting included Tarrant County constables, police departments from Fort Worth and Forest Hill, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The author argues that sheriffs should not have independent authority over ballots and election procedures, and calls for the state legislature to clarify sheriff powers by amending the constitution to make sheriffs appointed rather than elected, similar to police chiefs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those sheriffs were featured in a recent Courier Journal investigation that found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted since 2010.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Lawmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmen. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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