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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
Arriving officers found one man outside who had called 911 to report the shooting, police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
Chamberlain said only law enforcement officers testifying or those there on official capacity, like courtroom security, could wear uniforms.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Logansport Police officer Cody Scott and his wife, Kylie Scott, were both charged with two counts of felony child neglect.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
The officer questions him and checks his papers, then offers to drive him to the nearest train station — though the offer is to be taken to the station, or taken to jail.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
Chamberlain said only law enforcement officers testifying or those there on official capacity, like courtroom security, could wear uniforms.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Logansport Police officer Cody Scott and his wife, Kylie Scott, were both charged with two counts of felony child neglect.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
The officer questions him and checks his papers, then offers to drive him to the nearest train station — though the offer is to be taken to the station, or taken to jail.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for officer
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
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Saturday Night Live opened by addressing one of the most concerning stories yet of the second Trump administration: top officials discussing war plans in a group chat that mistakenly included a journalist.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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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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Santucci and Chuck Adamson were both advisers on the film, along with other people who had been thieves and some who had been cops.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, with fewer experienced administrators on staff, industry influence over regulatory decisions will likely only grow stronger.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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For example, Joel Montalbano, the space agency’s deputy associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate, addressed the matter after Williams and Wilmore splashed down off the coast of Florida.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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Last November, a jury rejected his claim that Nowland posed a threat and found the former senior constable guilty of breaching his duty of care by deploying his weapon against the elderly woman, who later died of her injuries.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The constable’s office said the victim was flown to a hospital, where his condition is unknown.—
Mike Stunson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officer. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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