peace officers

Definition of peace officersnext
plural of peace officer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officers
Noun
  • Soon after, Roseville police officers and other assisting law enforcement officials used heavily armored vehicles to make their way to Abril’s location in the creek.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was served with a warrant ordering him to appear in court next month in relation to an investigation into a reportedly corrupt contract to provide health and well-being services to police officers, police spokesperson Brig.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Democrats have demanded more sweeping DHS reform, such as requiring all ICE officers to wear body cameras and judicial warrants for immigration operations.
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Homan said immigration officers, as an example, could cover exits currently monitored by TSA agents, freeing them to work screening lines.
    SEUNG MIN KIM, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • State media reported the executions of protesters Saleh Mohammadi, Saeed Davodi and Mehdi Ghasemi who were accused of participating in the murders of two policemen during protests in Qom on 8 January 2026.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.
    Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the absence of Mexican military and police forces, locals armed themselves.
    Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Two hundred of our police forces have been killed by those terrorist elements.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Peace officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officers. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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