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 Sheriff's officials also said Spencer had been arrested three times earlier this month, including on allegations involving assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, burglary and vehicle theft. — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 20 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

The woman’s boyfriend, an off-duty police officer, then placed Gonzalez in handcuffs, according to the statement.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
He was shot in the chest by an Army police officer and is now paralyzed.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of police officer

Noun

Crimes that occur on campus are typically investigated by the campus police force, which has the authority of a law enforcement agency but is controlled by Cornell.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026
The campus police force operates independently from municipal police in Ithaca, New York, where the university is located.

— Leah Willingham, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026