as in policeman
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 officer
Protests sprang up nationwide in 2020 after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
In the footage, a man can be seen pinning a visibly bloodied man to the ground and attacking him multiple times before bystanders and police officers managed to subdue him.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Among those arrested was a woman who allegedly punched a police officer.
—Connor Greene, Time, 9 June 2026
The sheriff’s office said the Barbourville police officer chased the red Chevy Cobalt until the officer tried to box the vehicle in with a maneuver, resulting in the Chevy striking another vehicle and coming to a stop.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
In the footage, a man can be seen pinning a visibly bloodied man to the ground and attacking him multiple times before bystanders and police officers managed to subdue him.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Among those arrested was a woman who allegedly punched a police officer.
—Connor Greene, Time, 9 June 2026
The sheriff’s office said the Barbourville police officer chased the red Chevy Cobalt until the officer tried to box the vehicle in with a maneuver, resulting in the Chevy striking another vehicle and coming to a stop.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officer
Noun
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However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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However, he was also traumatized by a childhood in which his mother moved to Chicago for more opportunities, leaving White in Memphis, where he was once brutally beaten by white policemen.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive 28-year-old man in the street with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Later, after a small trash fire was set, mounted officers formed a line to push people out of the street as crowd-control units gathered behind them, with the horses fitted in protective eye gear.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Even without a watch party, Game 4’s come-from-behind victory for the Knicks ended in bedlam, with 10 NYPD cops getting injured while arresting 56 jubilant fans — with celebrants destroying a yellow cab and Citi Bikes and setting off fireworks, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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That cop must be a fiend with a hacky sack too.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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