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
The mourners started arriving hours early — veterans in uniform, strangers clutching American flags, police officers lining the route — all for a Massachusetts World War II Navy veteran many feared would be buried alone.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
On Wednesday, two police officers who helped defend the Capitol in the 2021 assault sued to block the payouts.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
City officials delegated Independence police officers to monitor the data center’s groundbreaking and cleared the way for a local power plant to reopen at nine times its former capacity, fueled by natural gas and intended to directly serve the data center.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Mead was one of four police officers who were shot and injured on that day.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 May 2026
More than 100 police officers were injured during the Capitol riot.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Dozens of Metro-Dade police officers patrolled the area.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Essential worker roles include healthcare positions, teachers, military members, fire and police officers, charity workers, social workers, government employees, supermarket staff, and delivery and transport staff.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
Emergency responders, including police officers and firefighters, are also allowed to remove a child from a vehicle if the child appears to be in danger due to heat or lack of ventilation.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
On Wednesday, two police officers who helped defend the Capitol in the 2021 assault sued to block the payouts.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
City officials delegated Independence police officers to monitor the data center’s groundbreaking and cleared the way for a local power plant to reopen at nine times its former capacity, fueled by natural gas and intended to directly serve the data center.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Mead was one of four police officers who were shot and injured on that day.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 May 2026
More than 100 police officers were injured during the Capitol riot.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Dozens of Metro-Dade police officers patrolled the area.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Essential worker roles include healthcare positions, teachers, military members, fire and police officers, charity workers, social workers, government employees, supermarket staff, and delivery and transport staff.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
Emergency responders, including police officers and firefighters, are also allowed to remove a child from a vehicle if the child appears to be in danger due to heat or lack of ventilation.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officers
Noun
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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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To be honest, this risk goes also to nurses, policemen, teachers, doctors, public servants.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Police said officers responded to shootings involving apartment buildings and homes while going door-to-door to ensure residents had not been injured.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Upon arrival, officers located a person with a single gunshot wound.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
Noun
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No arrest has been made as cops are hoping someone recognizes the suspect from the surveillance photos.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Étienne, however, never forgets his first tussle in the woods with Bartosz (Julian Swiezewski), a Polish trucker who saves his lover’s skin when the cops show up to arrest them and other men for indecent behavior.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Police officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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