PEACE OFFICER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

peace officer

noun

Definition of peace officer next

as in police officer

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Dissimilar Words

civilian

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of peace officer Miranda allegedly fled the scene of the crash and was arrested for felony hit and run resulting in death or injury, felony vandalism, and misdemeanor obstruction of a peace officer, the Merced County Sheriff's Office said. —

Brandon Downs, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026 Bahamon Martinez has pleaded not guilty to evading a peace officer causing death and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, both felonies. —

Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026 The man was treated for his wounds before being arrested and charged for assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest, police said. —

Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Fury joined the department in May 2019, earning his Texas peace officer license that November, according to state records. —

Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peace officer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer

Noun

City officials expect the new ordinance to bring in anywhere between $250,000 and $450,000 a year from citations written by police officers, the staff memo said.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Naperville approved the hiring of six full-time mental health police officers in our crisis response team, which, on its face, costs over a million dollars a year.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026