peace officer

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noun

a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable.

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How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.

Question 1 of 10

In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

adverb, adverb

adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

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Origin of peace officer

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby peace officer

peace corps, peace dividend, peace dove, peace offensive, peace offering, peace officer, peace pipe, peace river, peace sign, peaceable, peaceful

Example sentences from the Web for peace officer

Ochiltree's soliloquy was disturbed by a peace-officer, who came to summon him to attend the magistrate.
The Antiquary, Complete|Sir Walter Scott
"That is the peace-officer sent after me by the Prefet," said Peyrade.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life|Honore de Balzac
The pause still continuing, Robin Oig asked for a peace-officer, and a constable having stepped out, he surrendered himself.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 282, November 10, 1827|Various
For the first time, Mlle. Lucienne manifested some reticence, and omitted to repeat the explanations of the peace-officer.
Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau

The peace-officer who saved your daughter is precisely the same to whom it was once my good fortune to render a service.
Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau