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sheriff

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /
NOUN
law enforcement officer
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Scrivner then got on the phone and asked the sheriff to send the deputies away.

From Los Angeles Times

The defendant smiled a few times during the hearing as he spoke to sheriffs' deputies.

From BBC

"But I am not blind to what it has become," she added, vowing there would be a "new sheriff in town".

From Barron's

On Tuesday, as his allies shot video after his visit to Skid Row, he pulled up the edge of his T-shirt to reveal his Riverside County sheriff badge.

From Los Angeles Times

San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials told The Times in a statement that they were aware of thefts using a white tow truck in their jurisdiction and confirmed reports of the crime in neighboring counties.

From Los Angeles Times