as in cops
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Recent Examples of policemen
Prescott also concluded that two other policemen, Officer Robert Bohm and Det.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
He was engaged in a battle of courtesy with some policemen over a brand of cigarettes called Long Life.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Two Israeli strikes early Sunday in the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, including three policemen.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
While there were conflicting initial numbers on the number of deaths and people aboard the plane, the Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that 67 members of the armed forces and two policemen were killed in the accident.
—Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The six former policemen implicated in the killings were never prosecuted despite being identified and denied amnesty during South Africa's post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation process in the late 1990s.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, Finnegan was striking out policemen and firefighters at rapid rates.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But as concerned as the reactions may be, politicians and policemen alike seem to knowingly (and preemptively) pass the blame around.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
He was engaged in a battle of courtesy with some policemen over a brand of cigarettes called Long Life.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Two Israeli strikes early Sunday in the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, including three policemen.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
While there were conflicting initial numbers on the number of deaths and people aboard the plane, the Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that 67 members of the armed forces and two policemen were killed in the accident.
—Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The six former policemen implicated in the killings were never prosecuted despite being identified and denied amnesty during South Africa's post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation process in the late 1990s.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, Finnegan was striking out policemen and firefighters at rapid rates.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But as concerned as the reactions may be, politicians and policemen alike seem to knowingly (and preemptively) pass the blame around.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policemen
Noun
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The driver who hit him didn’t remain at the scene, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The officers conducted a pat frisk, allegedly finding a firearm from one suspect’s jacket, police said.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Two officers were seen covering the object with a canopy.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Agencies assisting included Tarrant County constables, police departments from Fort Worth and Forest Hill, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Policemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policemen. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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