PEACE OFFICER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

peace officer

noun

Definition of peace officer

as in police officer

Related Words

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Dissimilar Words

civilian

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of peace officer The passenger, Alan Pena Sabogn, 21, also of Bogotá, was later apprehended and arrested on suspicion of failing to obey a lawful order, obstructing a peace officer and providing false identification, authorities said. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 On Monday, Slonim received a letter from Cal Fire notifying him that his peace officer status had been suspended. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 At his sentencing, Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecutor Connor Davin recounted Loftis’ long history of criminal convictions, which included charges of assault on a peace officer, drug trafficking, felonious assault and armed robbery. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 Charges include one felony count each for evading a peace officer and evading an officer while riding an e-motorcycle. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for peace officer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer

Noun

San Francisco police officers would then proceed to smash the driver's window, drag the driver out and pepper-spray him — actions that a San Francisco Department of Police Accountability (DPA) report states were excessive.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
During that investigation, a Spokane police officer found Farinacci sitting on a rock beside the road near the fire.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of police officer

Noun

Trump will be joined by Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel in Nassau County, which has one of the largest police forces in the nation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
While the system has been championed by many police forces, privacy concerns have grown.

— Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026