enforcer
a person or thing that enforces.
the member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
Origin of enforcer
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How to use enforcer in a sentence
About half of the enforcers are locals—they are ones who wear face masks most of the time.
Darkness at Noon Prayers: Inside the Islamic Police State | Jamie Dettmer | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGovernment enforcers must be on call to police “access” to property.
The most notorious enforcers of honor codes are unelected “village councils,” referred to as khap panchayats in Hindi.
How India’s Honor Culture Perpetuates Mass Rape | Amana Fontanella-Khan | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn January 2005, enforcers learned that one of the girls was expecting a child.
Did Christie Go Easy on a Human Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol? | Olivia Nuzzi | March 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt that moment, apparently accidentally, two law-enforcers land into the TV frame who are dragging a young man away by the legs.
Putin’s Police Arrest Pussy Riot Again In Court Crackdown | Michael Weiss | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Altogether, we spent five consecutive days hovering around that collection of law-enforcers, in imminent risk of capture.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairIf they are opposed, you shall find me amongst the sternest enforcers of obedience.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam | John FrostHe also has vivid recollections of the early days when the Vigilantes were the law enforcers and often the law breakers.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison LymanIf they are opposed, you shall find me among the sternest enforcers of obedience.
The Big Brother | George Cary EgglestonAmong those who went off were some of our leading men, the lawmakers and law-enforcers of our island.
Ben Hadden | W.H.G. Kingston
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