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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
  • Meanwhile, Brooks called for hiring more police officers, but also creating a 50,000-person Chicago citizen responder group to reduce crime and conduct violence intervention.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The federal complaint says Miller was stopped by Kansas City police officers on July 24, about four months after he was released from custody in the Chiefs rally shooting case.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of police officers
Noun
  • At least seven armed gunmen also attempted to enter the police compound and exchanged fire with officers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • New York State has agreed to pay a $24 million settlement to the family of Robert Brooks, who was beaten to death by Department of Corrections officers while in custody at an upstate prison, state officials said.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • There was a group of them, policemen, and then there was a priest with them.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The head-on crash that killed two policemen and five joyriders in Middlesbrough in August, and its aftermath, is the latest.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • More than 20,000 soldiers and police forces were deployed for elections, while troops carrying long guns patrolled roadsides.
    — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Before 9/11, the Defense Department had transferred only $27 million in hardware to local police forces.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of police forces
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“Peace officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officers. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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