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as in policemen
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 officials
a person who holds a public office
an officer of the court
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Recent Examples of officers
When officers arrived, two men approached them wearing masks and gloves, carrying at least one gun.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Consider business, where chief executive officers are being replaced at a historically high pace.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival, officers learned that there was a fight in the area, which turned into a shooting.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Mancera was tended to by fellow officers and then Northwest Ambulance personnel who rushed him to a hospital in the Chicago area.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Participants were caught on video pelting NYPD officers with snowballs as police tried to respond to a 911 call.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
The current shutdown, however, is affecting only Department of Homeland Security employees, including TSA officers.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Authorities said Balat dropped the second device on the west side of East End Avenue, between East 86th and East 87th streets, before officers took Balat and Nikk into custody.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Video from the scene shows law enforcement officers running toward the scene as people duck for cover.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Consider business, where chief executive officers are being replaced at a historically high pace.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival, officers learned that there was a fight in the area, which turned into a shooting.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Mancera was tended to by fellow officers and then Northwest Ambulance personnel who rushed him to a hospital in the Chicago area.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Participants were caught on video pelting NYPD officers with snowballs as police tried to respond to a 911 call.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
The current shutdown, however, is affecting only Department of Homeland Security employees, including TSA officers.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Authorities said Balat dropped the second device on the west side of East End Avenue, between East 86th and East 87th streets, before officers took Balat and Nikk into custody.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Video from the scene shows law enforcement officers running toward the scene as people duck for cover.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officers
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The prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Body camera footage from the officers who responded to the call show the 55-year-old advancing toward multiple policemen in the street with a knife in his hand.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Heather Hughes, senior vice president of strategic alignment at the YMCA of the USA, has joined the board of directors of the DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville, officials announced.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave arrives in Southern California.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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His name was not immediately disclosed as cops track down relatives.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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When the cops spoke to Bonnoyer about the child’s whereabouts, the 31-year-old man claimed that someone came into the apartment and took the boy.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 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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“Officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officers. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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