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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But that night a policeman came to the house and told her James had been arrested.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
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As an undercover policeman, his job is to loiter near the men’s bathroom at the local shopping mall and seduce passing trade into committing acts of what his superiors would call gross indecency.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Haider said Abdul suspects that the letter likely came from someone who lives in the same apartment complex on Jan. 24, days before federal immigration officers carried out arrests in Chicago and the suburbs.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The officer approached the man, identified as Espinoza, for questioning, the bureau said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article A 6-year-old girl was found unconscious in a bathtub inside a Brooklyn apartment under suspicious circumstances, cops said Friday.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Most were secured through threats of tariffs and other leverage, with Trump's top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, occasionally serving as the good cop.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
7 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2025.
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