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
Jurors on Friday found a Denver police officer guilty of harassment for striking a handcuffed teenager after an arrest last year.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Body camera video shows an Oklahoma City police officer forcefully taking down and handcuffing a 71-year-old driver after a traffic stop last month.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Another amendment also created a program that would provide a $500 to $2,000 bonus to city employees who successfully refer new candidates to serve as police officers and firefighters.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
In April, her office charged three Alameda police officers with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing as the officers piled on top of him while trying to make an arrest.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Body camera video shows an Oklahoma City police officer forcefully taking down and handcuffing a 71-year-old driver after a traffic stop last month.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Another amendment also created a program that would provide a $500 to $2,000 bonus to city employees who successfully refer new candidates to serve as police officers and firefighters.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
In April, her office charged three Alameda police officers with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing as the officers piled on top of him while trying to make an arrest.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
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The three main protagonists are a celebrated actress, her wealthy businessman husband who is kidnapped and a policeman who was the woman’s friend in earlier years but who has become estranged.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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In photos: Flash flooding devastates parts of Spain 1 of 32 The father of one of those who died in the parking garage, a local policeman, told Spain’s El Mundo newspaper that residents had rushed to move their cars, but the water rose faster than people were expecting, trapping them.Lauren Kent, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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The city of Uvalde on Tuesday released an additional collection of videos and investigative materials showing law enforcement officers' flawed response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in May 2022, when a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers.Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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An officer pointed a gun at the second man and ordered him to lie on the ground on his stomach with his hands behind his back, body camera footage showed.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The color should be much colder and bluer for the cop show and warmer for Willis.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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His guests have included everyone from comedians Shane Gillis and Nikki Glaser to non-celebrities such as a mall cop and school lunch lady.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Each court has one justice of the peace and one constable.Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Then the constable arrested two township employees.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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