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
According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.
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Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The stress of handling crisis calls takes a real toll, with research showing that nearly one in five dispatchers experience PTSD, a rate comparable to police officers in the field.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Fifty one people have been killed, including 21 protesters, 3 police officers and 27 others, Nepal Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire told CNN.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The police chief noted that police officers in plain clothes were also in the crowd, along with Kirk's private security team.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
New Jersey police officers, Detective Sgt.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Before what is expected to be a deluge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arriving in the coming days, Snelling again stressed the city’s police officers will not assist federal immigration authorities.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
In 2024, due to a shortage of police officers who could be assigned to schools full-time, the program was expanded again to cover the cost of placing rotating, off-duty police officers at schools.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The stress of handling crisis calls takes a real toll, with research showing that nearly one in five dispatchers experience PTSD, a rate comparable to police officers in the field.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Fifty one people have been killed, including 21 protesters, 3 police officers and 27 others, Nepal Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire told CNN.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The police chief noted that police officers in plain clothes were also in the crowd, along with Kirk's private security team.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
New Jersey police officers, Detective Sgt.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Before what is expected to be a deluge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arriving in the coming days, Snelling again stressed the city’s police officers will not assist federal immigration authorities.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
In 2024, due to a shortage of police officers who could be assigned to schools full-time, the program was expanded again to cover the cost of placing rotating, off-duty police officers at schools.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officers
Noun
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To make matters even more challenging, Hansen was a local business owner whom all the policemen knew from shopping at his bakery, Rothschild told A&E True Crime in 2019.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As officers arrived and investigated, additional gunfire was discharged from both outside and inside an apartment toward them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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Police say Reed then opened fire in the parking lot, killing Jones, wounding a 23-year-old Dallas man and also shooting at off-duty officers who were working at the business.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another twist is that the roadside tests that cops use to spot drunk drivers don’t work as well for drug impairment.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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And second, these corrupt cops definitely justify the trio taking matters into their own hands on this one.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Police officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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