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police officers

NOUN

person, people hired to uphold the laws

Synonyms

WEAK

arm of the law badge bear beat cop black and white blue bluecoat bobby constable constabulary cop copper corps detective fed flatfoot force gendarme heat law law enforcement narc patrol

Antonyms

WEAK

criminal

NOUN

officer of the law

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constable deputy detective marshal military police officer policeman trooper

WEAK

MP arm of the law carabiniere cop flatfoot flic fuzz gendarme law enforcement agent law enforcer lawman lawwoman meter maid mounted police officer patrolman patrolwoman peace officer policewoman sheriff the man traffic officer

Example Sentences

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The handler tells Gurpreet that police officers will be at the scene "very shortly" and that an ambulance would also be called.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Several hundred city residents, social justice activists, and dozens of Newark police officers encircled the DHS site where Baraka was being held.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

This is something Noboa has tried in Ecuador - deploying 75,000 police officers to the nation's four most violence-wracked provinces in March - though his prior attempts have seen the country's murder rate skyrocket.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The law office of John Burris, an Oakland-based attorney who represented Rodney King after he was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in 1991, has taken on damages clients in Minnesota.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Two police officers carried a shrouded corpse bound to a wooden stretcher.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros