as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
as the rural county's chief lawman, the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower
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Recent Examples of lawman
What happens if and when a Texas lawman tries to slap cuffs on a Democrat in New York or California?
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Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
By his own admission, the Mexican lawman known as El Diablo — The Devil — supervised a scourge of torture, murder, kidnappings, land grabs and other abuses while amassing a fortune in cartel bribes that bankrolled purchases of homes, cattle and a fleet of buses.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
James Best played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, the comic-relief lawman constantly outwitted by the Dukes.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025
Mendenhall stared back at the lawman and shrugged his shoulders.
—Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
By his own admission, the Mexican lawman known as El Diablo — The Devil — supervised a scourge of torture, murder, kidnappings, land grabs and other abuses while amassing a fortune in cartel bribes that bankrolled purchases of homes, cattle and a fleet of buses.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
James Best played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, the comic-relief lawman constantly outwitted by the Dukes.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025
Mendenhall stared back at the lawman and shrugged his shoulders.
—Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawman
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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
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The policeman asked where the shell was.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And when Emily begins her personal investigations, Detective Sam Wilner (Mooney), a smart local cop — with a crush on Emily that is not completely unrequited — begins to wonder if there's more to Emily than meets the eye.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s appointees on the task force include Lizzie (Alison Oliver), a state police officer who’s regularly tormented by her fellow cops, and Aleah (Thuso Mbedu), who wins over a suspect in interrogation by sharing awful details of her past.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Mike Liberatore, former finance chief at Elon Musk's xAI, to be the artificial intelligence startup's business finance officer, responsible for overseeing its massive infrastructure spending.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to police, 26 officers were injured during the demonstration in London and at least 25 arrests were made.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Initial reports said the possible crash may have occurred near Summit Lake, the sheriff's office said.—
Jessica Gorman,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Amar Gandhi, a sheriff’s spokesperson, declined to respond to the new allegations made in Thimmhardy’s citizen complaint.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawman. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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