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
According to the reports, multiple emergency officials — including two rescue helicopters and a number of police officers and paramedics — responded to the scene, where the burning Tesla had to be extinguished several times.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Three police officers arrived on the scene and found the suspect who ignored their instructions to show his hands and get on the ground, Chamberlain said.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
On the morning of the show, police officers arrived with a bailiff brandishing an eviction notice, seeking to requisition the premises for the French government.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Under Portland's sanctuary policy, city employees, including police officers, do not enforce federal immigration law.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The stress of handling crisis calls takes a real toll, with research showing that nearly one in five dispatchers experience PTSD, a rate comparable to police officers in the field.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Fifty one people have been killed, including 21 protesters, 3 police officers and 27 others, Nepal Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire told CNN.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Three police officers arrived on the scene and found the suspect who ignored their instructions to show his hands and get on the ground, Chamberlain said.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
On the morning of the show, police officers arrived with a bailiff brandishing an eviction notice, seeking to requisition the premises for the French government.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Under Portland's sanctuary policy, city employees, including police officers, do not enforce federal immigration law.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The stress of handling crisis calls takes a real toll, with research showing that nearly one in five dispatchers experience PTSD, a rate comparable to police officers in the field.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Fifty one people have been killed, including 21 protesters, 3 police officers and 27 others, Nepal Police spokesperson Binod Ghimire told CNN.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officers
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office What To Know Videos posted on social media after the shooting showed officers carrying Zinn from the scene as students can be heard screaming.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The expansive definitions of vagrancy, and the discretionary power that vagrancy laws conferred upon law enforcement officers as a result, date back to the colonial era.—
Time,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Did the cops care that white power bands were playing a bar show for a couple dozen people?—
James Folta
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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With Matt Murdock recovering from his injury and a hellbent Punisher escaping prison, it would be believed that the pair will join forces to gather an army to fight Fisk's own rogue cops in the city.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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“Police officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officers. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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