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
The seven people killed in shootings included at least three from the Indigenous Kanak community and two gendarmes.
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Sylvie Corbet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
In 1897, years before fingerprinting became widespread, French gendarmes used it to identify the serial killer Joseph Vacher.
—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
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Sylvie Corbet, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
In 1897, years before fingerprinting became widespread, French gendarmes used it to identify the serial killer Joseph Vacher.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarme
Noun
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Since Duterte left office in 2022, only eight policemen had been convicted for five of the victims killed in the war on drugs, according to court documents.—
Zahid Mahmood,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Observatory gave the death toll on both sides, while an anonymous local Damascus official only gave the numbers of policemen killed.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The two major cost drivers for overtime were an insufficient number of corrections officers to fill mandatory posts and overtime required to take inmates outside prisons for medical care, including hospital stays.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Several officers have filed claims against Farley over harassment and inappropriate behavior.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Police are searching for a crook who pilfered an elderly woman’s purse from her pew at a church in Brooklyn, cops said Friday.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness said Wednesday that the escalating gang crisis in Haiti has reached a point that demands a rapid increase in the number of cops and equipment for the Haiti National Police to battle gangs that are on the verge of taking over the capital.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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