as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Recent Examples of police officer
Balat then dropped a second object near some police officers and tried to run, but was tackled and arrested, according to a court complaint.
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ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
The video shows Abdullah walking away from a police officer who approached him after getting out of an unmarked patrol car.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The superintendent’s comments came after a presentation by CPD that showed a steep drop-off in residential search warrants carried out by police officers in recent years.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Frazier, a former police officer and McKinney City Council member, was more cautious about expanding the program.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
The video shows Abdullah walking away from a police officer who approached him after getting out of an unmarked patrol car.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The superintendent’s comments came after a presentation by CPD that showed a steep drop-off in residential search warrants carried out by police officers in recent years.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Frazier, a former police officer and McKinney City Council member, was more cautious about expanding the program.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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The audience gets glimmers of Katie and Greg’s relationship, but the show is bogged down by dull characters like the policeman who seems to have it out for Greg, and even by its focus on Archie’s point of view, which is just a depiction of narcissism and a formulaic pseudo-midlife crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The agency is in the process of hiring and onboarding 10,000 additional personnel in its Enforcement and Removal Operations office, which had about 6,500 officers until last year.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Eighth-grader Chris Cantave was the second teen to be shot in Brooklyn within four hours on Friday night, cops said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Chirino, a cop of four years, had confronted Banegas, who was on a bicycle breaking into cars, when Chirino tried to arrest him, prosecutors say.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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According to the Brea Museum’s director and curator, Linda Shay, Brea first had a constable, George Bird.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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