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
Groves is the grandson of Kim Groves, whose 1994 murder was ordered by a New Orleans police officer.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Their calls for help prompted passersby to retrieve Lotus from the river, and a nearby police officer and anesthetist helped perform CPR, according to the paper.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
In April of 2025, Stevens was sentenced to 30 months at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections for failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Phoenix police officers were involved in a second shooting in just one day, this time near 16th Street and Buckeye Road, spokesperson Sgt.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Their calls for help prompted passersby to retrieve Lotus from the river, and a nearby police officer and anesthetist helped perform CPR, according to the paper.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
In April of 2025, Stevens was sentenced to 30 months at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections for failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Phoenix police officers were involved in a second shooting in just one day, this time near 16th Street and Buckeye Road, spokesperson Sgt.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The officer tells Wallen that the police were attempting to understand what happened after a chair fell from the bar’s rooftop and landed by the policeman’s patrol car.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Staff at The Free Press are eager to start working with CBS News; reporter Olivia Reingold appeared on CBS News Friday morning to discuss her report that anonymous NYPD officers had been threatening to quit the force if Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Police issued a statement to the Observer saying four officers have been temporarily reassigned to uptown.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, the union representing Miami police officers, said the incident highlights the dangerous environment cops operate in daily.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Bill de Blasio, who was in office during the early days of Black Lives Matter, never forgot watching hundreds of officers turn their backs on him at the funerals of two cops who were killed on the job.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The county then introduced a budget proposal that cut the sheriff’s salary in half and the constable’s salary by 75 percent, to $31,000.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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