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
Phoenix police officers were involved in a second shooting in just one day, this time near 16th Street and Buckeye Road, spokesperson Sgt.
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Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The polissyster title was abolished in 1954, and women police officers were officially recognized under the same title as their male counterparts.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Broadview police officers and Cook County sheriff’s deputies holding a line near the large group of protesters were instructed at one point to put on gas masks.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The moves have been made to pay tribute to a variety of different people including the victims of the September 28 Michigan Mormon church shooting, deceased politicians and firefighters and police officers who died in the line of duty.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The polissyster title was abolished in 1954, and women police officers were officially recognized under the same title as their male counterparts.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Broadview police officers and Cook County sheriff’s deputies holding a line near the large group of protesters were instructed at one point to put on gas masks.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The moves have been made to pay tribute to a variety of different people including the victims of the September 28 Michigan Mormon church shooting, deceased politicians and firefighters and police officers who died in the line of duty.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officers
Noun
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Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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In 2019, Newton allegedly beat and used a stun gun on a teenager, along with three other officers.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Structural shifts Unlike previous generations of technology, where bespoke automation tools had to be made for every distinct job, LLM Suite can service them all, from traders to wealth managers and risk officers, according to Waldron.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, though, the cops find video of Maya — the victim from the top of the hour — looking very out of it as a man leads her away from the club’s main room.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
2 Oct. 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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