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police officers

  • plural
    of police officer.
    police officer
    noun
    any policeman or policewoman; patrolman or patrolwoman.

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Nine current or former Northern California police officers were charged in an investigation of civil rights violations and fraud, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Messrs. Robey and Light understand that police officers aren’t above reproach and that racism in this country still exists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Firefighters and police officers stood around the Michigan September 11 Memorial in Wentworth Park, where the tribute was built in a public space that has been used to mourn firefighters since 1934.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Since October there have been six police officers and a sergeant based in the town, and she said incidents of shoplifting had fallen.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

My mother was always nervous around police officers, and I never understood why.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi