as in cops
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Recent Examples of policemen
Plan for new Palestinian police Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says his country is training some 5,000 new Palestinian policemen for Gaza.
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NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
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
Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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
The three fallen policemen were identified as Detective-Sgt.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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
And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
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
Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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
The three fallen policemen were identified as Detective-Sgt.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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
And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policemen
Noun
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The city was going bankrupt, the cops were on strike, and a fire had wiped out telephone service in my part of the East Side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carver and his producing partner Udovich have spent a lot of time in Joliet, located 40 miles southwest of Chicago, with the local cops.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The chief and his officers’ conduct, including using chemical agents on residential streets, has spurred federal lawsuits.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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However, a few hours later, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers would find Kinsleigh near death in her mother's home.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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“Policemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policemen. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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