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police officers

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

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The health ministry said in a statement that hospitals in Tirana treated 89 people on Wednesday, including 61 police officers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

As well as spending time on the front line in London and Sussex, we have privately spoken to 20 police officers from six forces.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

In widely relayed video footage, three helmeted riot police officers are seen facing the high school student.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The school system has added staff in support of this approach, while simultaneously banning school police officers from campus except in emergencies and sharply reducing the size of the school police force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

A group of police officers chatted jovially, drinking coffee.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai