PEACE OFFICER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

peace officer

noun

Definition of peace officer

as in police officer

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Dissimilar Words

civilian

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of peace officer At least three people were arrested for rioting, resisting arrest, assaulting a peace officer, or a combination of the charges. — Bonny Chu , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Gonzaba was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, causing bodily injury, hit-and-run involving death/injury, vehicle theft and felony evading a peace officer with disregard for safety, police said. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Mike O’Connell, a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Public Safety, said Showalter’s peace officer license was inactive. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 The man is being charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle, obstructing a peace officer and assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, according to Windsor Police. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peace officer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer

Noun

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said some 70,000 police officers and gendarmes would be deployed, along with helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons.

— ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The district is home to everyone from former President Bill Clinton to New York City investment bankers to thousands of police officers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of police officer

Noun

He was arrested on June 13 on the Greek island of Skiathos on suspicion of being the killer, in an operation involving cooperation between the Italian and Greek police forces as well as the FBI, and extradited back to Italy.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Mann joined the Lawrence police force at 21, but his career was cut short four years later when he was struck by a drunk driver while standing outside his vehicle on a routine car stop in 2002.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026