as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
the senator reiterated his conviction that it is not the role of the United States to be a kind of global gendarme
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Recent Examples of gendarme
Seeing the knife, the gendarmes arrest him; Modi is home free.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
The mainstream drifts rightward In France last week, a migrant from Cape Verde ran over and killed a gendarme.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
Suspecting skullduggery, the New Zealand squad called the local police, and gendarmes located and then detained the nearby drone operator.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 24 July 2024
These Games will see the biggest security operation in French history, officials said, with 45,000 police officers and gendarmes on duty Friday and 35,000 working every day after during the competition.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 23 July 2024
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
The mainstream drifts rightward In France last week, a migrant from Cape Verde ran over and killed a gendarme.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
Suspecting skullduggery, the New Zealand squad called the local police, and gendarmes located and then detained the nearby drone operator.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 24 July 2024
These Games will see the biggest security operation in French history, officials said, with 45,000 police officers and gendarmes on duty Friday and 35,000 working every day after during the competition.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 23 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarme
Noun
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Northern policemen such as Philadelphia constable George Alberti, who actually lived not far from Still, profited by moonlighting as a kidnapper for the plantation economy.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Jan. 2025
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Americans are said to be tired of being the world’s policeman, and who can blame them.—
Margaret MacMillan,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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If state lawmakers approve the proposal, Simpson would become the state’s chief immigration officer and would oversee how local and state law enforcement agencies enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Darwin Gomez, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in July for kicking one of the officers and received a 364-day jail term.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The bloodshed came less than three hours after 15-year-old Heath Campbell was shot in the head and a 16-year-old boy was hit in the shoulder about a mile away — on E. 93rd St. near Rutland Road in East Flatbush — just before 3:35 p.m., cops said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The iconic cop show adapted from The Wire creator David Simon’s book was recently remastered in HD and UHD by NBC and Fremantle, launching on Peacock last year and comprising a major part of Fremantle’s MIPCOM catalog.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, as residents gathered at the Bilal mosque for afternoon prayers, several constables, sheriff’s deputies and private security guards stood watch.—
Edgar Sandoval,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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The budget also covers the Health Department, sheriff's office, circuit court divisions, prosecuting attorney, coroner, constables, Office of Emergency Management, museum, Veterans Services and Cooperative Extension.—
Eplunus Colvin,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Gendarme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gendarme. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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