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as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
if you are ever lost, find the nearest officer and ask for help
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as in official
a person who holds a public office
an officer of the court
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Recent Examples of officer
The Frito-Lay to 7Up maker will end DEI workforce representation goals and transition its chief DEI officer to a broader role looking into associate engagement and leadership development, according to a memo to company associates.
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Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
In each of the last three years, COPA has recommended more meaningful discipline when officers abuse their power than its predecessors had proposed in the previous four years combined.
—Amber Hunter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
He was hired by athletic director Chris McIntosh in February 2022 — nine months before Fickell arrived — to serve as deputy athletic director and chief operating officer while working as sport administrator for football.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The officers did not leave, despite not having a search warrant, and instead kicked her out of the home, the lawsuit alleges.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
In each of the last three years, COPA has recommended more meaningful discipline when officers abuse their power than its predecessors had proposed in the previous four years combined.
—Amber Hunter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
He was hired by athletic director Chris McIntosh in February 2022 — nine months before Fickell arrived — to serve as deputy athletic director and chief operating officer while working as sport administrator for football.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The officers did not leave, despite not having a search warrant, and instead kicked her out of the home, the lawsuit alleges.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for officer
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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
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Court officials, meanwhile, have strongly pushed back against SEIU’s claims of short-staffing, inadequate cost-of-living adjustments and a failure to fully and properly train employees.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Smith already has been staying full-time at a community facility with around-the-clock supervision for the past nine months, with Friday's decision formally discharging him from the hospital, officials said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 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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Both the cardholder and the administrator have to consent to the arrangement, but the administrator doesn’t need to hold a financial power of attorney, since the card is funded with discrete deposits—not all of a holder’s assets.—
Lindsey Choo,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The administrators then allegedly confirmed they were notified the player was transgender, but denied her pleas to have the player removed.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 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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“Officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officer. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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