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as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
if you are ever lost, find the nearest officer and ask for help
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as in official
a person who holds a public office
an officer of the court
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Recent Examples of officer
The National People’s Congress last week dismissed nine military officers, including two under the Central Military Commission, the military’s highest body, as well as others from the army, the navy, the air force and the rocket force.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Not fully emptying your pockets before walking through the scanner can trigger the alarm, requiring a full physical screening by a TSA officer.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
The National People's Congress last week dismissed nine military officers, including two under the Central Military Commission, the military's highest body, as well as others from the army, the navy, the air force and the rocket force.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
The affidavit states the driver initially stopped as the officer walked in front of the vehicle.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Not fully emptying your pockets before walking through the scanner can trigger the alarm, requiring a full physical screening by a TSA officer.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
The National People's Congress last week dismissed nine military officers, including two under the Central Military Commission, the military's highest body, as well as others from the army, the navy, the air force and the rocket force.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
The affidavit states the driver initially stopped as the officer walked in front of the vehicle.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for officer
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The audience gets glimmers of Katie and Greg’s relationship, but the show is bogged down by dull characters like the policeman who seems to have it out for Greg, and even by its focus on Archie’s point of view, which is just a depiction of narcissism and a formulaic pseudo-midlife crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Activists have not communicated with police or city officials about the sirens, raising some concerns about how the devices are being used, how to inform residents about what the sounds from the sirens mean, and the possibility that the noise could become a nuisance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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But the county party official, who was the most senior Republican political leader in the chat, was not entirely absent either.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eighth-grader Chris Cantave was the second teen to be shot in Brooklyn within four hours on Friday night, cops said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Chirino, a cop of four years, had confronted Banegas, who was on a bicycle breaking into cars, when Chirino tried to arrest him, prosecutors say.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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One administrator told me that he was baffled, but that the embassy staff seemed confident that something would come of it.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Executive associate athletic director Courtney Vinson, the men’s basketball administrator, will lead the program until a new coach is hired.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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According to the Brea Museum’s director and curator, Linda Shay, Brea first had a constable, George Bird.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gómez was first elected to the court in 1995 after serving 15 years as a constable.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officer. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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