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
The film captures the dramatic events as citizens, lawmakers, soldiers and police officers converged on the Assembly, with memories of the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising resurfacing amid the chaos.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
At least one police officer is present as long as people are using the building as a shelter.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Gonzalez said two of her sons serve in the Iowa Army National Guard, and another son was previously a police officer in Boone who has since died.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Israeli police officer Ran Gvili's remains were returned to Israel on Monday, marking the return of all hostages, both living and deceased.
—Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
At least one police officer is present as long as people are using the building as a shelter.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Gonzalez said two of her sons serve in the Iowa Army National Guard, and another son was previously a police officer in Boone who has since died.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Israeli police officer Ran Gvili's remains were returned to Israel on Monday, marking the return of all hostages, both living and deceased.
—Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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Beijing has been quick to denounce Maduro’s capture, condemning Washington for behaving like the world’s policeman.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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And Ahmed al-Ahmed, who came to Australia from Syria in 2006, a former policeman who now owns a fruit stand at Bondi Beach, tackled one of the gunmen and wrenched the rifle from him, even as he was wounded himself.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
20 Dec. 2025
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Taking on the city of Minneapolis in the George Floyd case was challenging, but Romanucci acknowledges this case – suing the United States government for the conduct of an immigration officer – is harder.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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The officer grabs Pretti’s hand to bring it behind his back, and deploys the pepper spray canister again and then pushes Pretti away.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Would a racist cop murder him later that afternoon in a traffic stop?—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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During the course of deliberately ramming the cop car, the teen’s vehicle was rendered inoperable.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Texas law requires constables to become licensed peace officers with arresting authority within nine months of taking office.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ciarametaro was Gloucester’s harbormaster from 2016 to 2024, and asked the shellfish constable to do his assignments between February and October of 2020 while enrolled at Endicott College.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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