as in policemen
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 officers
In a press release from Iredell County, authorities said that both police officers and animal services arrived at the scene of the crash and found the monkey alive.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Responding police officers found a residence with its door open and went inside to investigate.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Numerous police officers responded to the campus, which was placed on lockdown, while officers and staff searched for the weapon and possible suspect.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Starting in the early '70s, Shakur had frequent run-ins with law enforcement, her name appearing as a person of interest for bank robberies and several violent assaults on police officers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Medics from the Sacramento Fire Department arrived and found Lopez’s body and called for Sacramento police officers to respond.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
After the end of Tooley’s term of federal supervised release, Boston police officers responded to a call reporting that a person had been shot in Roxbury.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Three police officers arrived on the scene and found the suspect who ignored their instructions to show his hands and get on the ground, Chamberlain said.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
On the morning of the show, police officers arrived with a bailiff brandishing an eviction notice, seeking to requisition the premises for the French government.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Responding police officers found a residence with its door open and went inside to investigate.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Numerous police officers responded to the campus, which was placed on lockdown, while officers and staff searched for the weapon and possible suspect.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Starting in the early '70s, Shakur had frequent run-ins with law enforcement, her name appearing as a person of interest for bank robberies and several violent assaults on police officers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Medics from the Sacramento Fire Department arrived and found Lopez’s body and called for Sacramento police officers to respond.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
After the end of Tooley’s term of federal supervised release, Boston police officers responded to a call reporting that a person had been shot in Roxbury.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Three police officers arrived on the scene and found the suspect who ignored their instructions to show his hands and get on the ground, Chamberlain said.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
On the morning of the show, police officers arrived with a bailiff brandishing an eviction notice, seeking to requisition the premises for the French government.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officers
Noun
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Two policemen were injured and the driver was killed, police confirmed, after the vehicle landed in a ditch.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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The three fallen policemen were identified as Detective-Sgt.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bailey argued that the district’s dispute with local police departments over its requirement that officers participate in diversity training — an impasse that resulted in some departments leaving schools without resource officers — had left students vulnerable.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has said Villegas González drove his car toward officers, dragging one before the agent opened fire.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then in 2021, Boston cops found Tooley with a gun.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even the cops that harass Lee on the street are in attendance at the memorial–cum–gubernorial campaign stop.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Police officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officers. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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