enforcer
noun
en·forc·er
in-ˈfȯr-sər 
en-
1
: one that enforces
2
a
: a violent criminal employed by a crime syndicate
especially
: hit man sense 1
b
: a player (as in ice hockey) known for rough play and fighting
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Elon Musk takes center stage as Trump's influencer and enforcer on Capitol Hill and beyond
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
That means on January 19, Apple and Google will be required to remove TikTok from their app stores, unless a sale happens (causing an internal scramble as the giants confront their roles as enforcers of the law).
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The enforcer, Yichu Chen, was paid $400 to beat one woman with a metal bar at Siyang Chen’s instruction and rob her cash and cell phone.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024
But even then, the extra enforcers haven’t addressed the underlying problem.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
That means on January 19, Apple and Google will be required to remove TikTok from their app stores, unless a sale happens (causing an internal scramble as the giants confront their roles as enforcers of the law).
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The enforcer, Yichu Chen, was paid $400 to beat one woman with a metal bar at Siyang Chen’s instruction and rob her cash and cell phone.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024
But even then, the extra enforcers haven’t addressed the underlying problem.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforcer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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