peace officers

noun

plural of peace officer
as in police officers

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  1. police officers
  2. officers
  3. policemen
  4. police forces
Noun
  • Videos posted on Facebook and X show the street preachers speaking with police officers when one of the preachers asks if someone can be cited for misgendering a transgender person.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Another $2 million would fund an off-site residential security post aimed at making emergency responses faster, as well as increasing the number of Supreme Court police officers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of police officers
Noun
  • In one case, a 20-year-old man was caught in a sting operation after anti-corruption officers turned up posing as buyers.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • At the scene, officers found spent shell casings and damage to a vehicle believed to have been struck by gunfire.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
  • Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • The notice is a request to police forces around the world to arrest a suspect, pending extradition.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Calls for police forces run by each of the 36 states have grown louder over the years, with proponents arguing that a central police force in Abuja has proven inadequate in overseeing the country’s security needs.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of police forces
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