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 city of Little Rock has reached an agreement with police officers and sergeants to extend a union agreement through 2027, according to a news release issued Friday.
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Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Adrian Green was shot by Glendale police officers after aiming a gun at them as shown in body-camera footage.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
No Detroit police officers have been charged in a shooting since 2011.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In the wake of a shooting at Fountain Square, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval said police officers will step-up enforcement and arrests for minor offenses, a reversal of the city's most recent approach to policing.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
One former and two current Denton police officers were indicted Thursday on charges of official oppression and evidence tampering, following a monthslong investigation, officials said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Earlier planning applications show that the local authorities granted permission to build a single-story property to accommodate police officers protecting the site in 1990, and permission was given for the construction of a conservatory in 2001.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
But even after multiple deputies and police officers encouraged Lorincz to leave the children alone — and asked the children to involve their parents instead of responding to Lorincz directly — the conflicts continued.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The discovery prompted a response from Auburn police officers, as well as members of the Cayuga County Coroner and the Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Adrian Green was shot by Glendale police officers after aiming a gun at them as shown in body-camera footage.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
No Detroit police officers have been charged in a shooting since 2011.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In the wake of a shooting at Fountain Square, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval said police officers will step-up enforcement and arrests for minor offenses, a reversal of the city's most recent approach to policing.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
One former and two current Denton police officers were indicted Thursday on charges of official oppression and evidence tampering, following a monthslong investigation, officials said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Earlier planning applications show that the local authorities granted permission to build a single-story property to accommodate police officers protecting the site in 1990, and permission was given for the construction of a conservatory in 2001.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
But even after multiple deputies and police officers encouraged Lorincz to leave the children alone — and asked the children to involve their parents instead of responding to Lorincz directly — the conflicts continued.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The discovery prompted a response from Auburn police officers, as well as members of the Cayuga County Coroner and the Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officers
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Plan for new Palestinian police Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says his country is training some 5,000 new Palestinian policemen for Gaza.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The measure would provide $45 billion to expand ICE’s detention capacity to nearly 100,000 beds, $14 billion for transportation and removal operations and $8 billion to hire 10,000 new deportation officers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, my former agency the NGA is charged with both making maps (the job of explorers) and uncovering what’s really going on in those places (the job of intelligence officers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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When major criminals gather in the same room, cops tend to pay attention.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The movie, somewhat surprisingly, reveals a multi-racial Florida community raising children together, mostly in harmony, except for the one single white woman who keeps calling the cops.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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