as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
the senator reiterated his conviction that it is not the role of the United States to be a kind of global gendarme
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Recent Examples of gendarme
The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Some, for example, may overcome their longstanding reluctance to send their own gendarmes to provide civil order in Gaza during reconstruction, as an alternative to taking Palestinians into their own country.
—Carine Harb, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Sadly, the Ferrari’s promising racing career came to a screeching halt when French gendarmes seized the car at the Paris Orly airport parking lot—something about a dispute between Monsieur Fayen and the French tax authorities.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
The mud-slinging scene occurred as thousands more Spanish soldiers, national police officers, and Civil Guard gendarmes arrived, or are set to arrive, at the disaster sites.
—Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Some, for example, may overcome their longstanding reluctance to send their own gendarmes to provide civil order in Gaza during reconstruction, as an alternative to taking Palestinians into their own country.
—Carine Harb, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Sadly, the Ferrari’s promising racing career came to a screeching halt when French gendarmes seized the car at the Paris Orly airport parking lot—something about a dispute between Monsieur Fayen and the French tax authorities.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
The mud-slinging scene occurred as thousands more Spanish soldiers, national police officers, and Civil Guard gendarmes arrived, or are set to arrive, at the disaster sites.
—Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarme
Noun
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Eya was just 9-years-old when both her parents were shot by hooded, uniformed policemen at around three in the morning in August 2016.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Police said the suspect sustained significant injuries in a shootout with officers who responded to the attack.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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McCauley was taken into custody and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The chase lasted for several miles until cops disabled Smith’s vehicle using spike strips.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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There was no money to pay anyone: firefighters, cops, teachers, sanitation workers.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Law enforcement agencies would have to create department files on any employee holding a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement license, which includes police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, corrections officers and others.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Center Township constable's office has made headlines in recent years because of scandals surrounding former constable Denise Hatch.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Gendarme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarme. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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