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
In 1897, years before fingerprinting became widespread, French gendarmes used it to identify the serial killer Joseph Vacher.
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Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
Seeing the knife, the gendarmes arrest him; Modi is home free.
—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
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Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
Seeing the knife, the gendarmes arrest him; Modi is home free.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarme
Noun
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The Haymarket anarchists in Chicago in the eighteen-nineties may not all have been directly responsible for the bombs that killed seven policemen on a fateful day, but at least one of them had certainly built the bombs.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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When Orsolya knocks on the man’s door with an army of trigger-happy policemen at her back, the bailiff — in her infinite mercy — agrees to give the guy some time to collect his belongings.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Leading up to Saturday’s presentation, the chief executive officer spoke to WWD about Icicle’s ambitions abroad, its premiumization plan, its secret New York DNA and more.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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In an interview with Forbes.com, Sarah Johnson, Carnegie Hall’s chief education officer, said the Well-Being Concerts—which grew out of the Covid-19 pandemic—for the first time this season are bilingual.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Perry will appear in two out of six Season 7 episodes as a cop who gives Jackie a hard time about considering rejoining the police force at her age.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
5 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the aspiring cop, from Texas, has been sworn in as an honorary police officer at many police departments across the United States.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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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 9 Mar. 2025.
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