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
  • Citizen tips and information from Airway Heights police officers and Spokane County sheriff’s deputies who responded to the initial call and conducted evacuations helped lead investigators to Farinacci, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For three years, Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct have had to sit and wait for the Illinois Supreme Court to decide the future of officer discipline.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of police officers
Noun
  • Footage released by Russian state media showed heavily armed law-enforcement officers, several ambulances and other emergency vehicles at the site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The young woman was also receiving medical treatment when officers entered the room with body cameras.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • Sepahi and Safari were among 60 people accused of killing four members of the police forces during the protests in Isfahan.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Both Carlson and Piker have recognized that people increasingly see the establishment — including politicians, police forces and the tech sector — as interested in curtailing people’s freedom.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of police forces
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