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attorney general
the chief law officer of a country or state
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border patrolman
someone who patrols the borders of a country
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constable
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
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deputy, deputy sheriff
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
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flatfoot, patrolman
a policeman who patrols a given region
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gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey
someone who guards prisoners
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lieutenant, police lieutenant
an officer in a police force
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marshal, marshall
a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
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MP, military policeman
a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
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narc, narcotics agent, nark
a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
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officer, police officer, policeman
a member of a police force
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police sergeant, sergeant
a lawman with the rank of sergeant
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sheriff
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
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solicitor general
a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general
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Ranger, Texas Ranger
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
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warden
the chief official in charge of a prison
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warder
a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
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buck sergeant
a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military
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air marshal, sky marshal
a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight
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bobby
an informal term for a British policeman
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bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
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captain, police captain, police chief
a policeman in charge of a precinct
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constable, police constable
a police officer of the lowest rank
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desk sergeant, deskman, station keeper
the police sergeant on duty in a police station
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detective, investigator, police detective, tec
a police officer who investigates crimes
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gendarme
a French policeman
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inspector
a high ranking police officer
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motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop
a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
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police matron, policewoman
a woman policeman
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provost marshal
the supervisor of the military police
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redcap
a member of the military police in Britain
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Mountie
colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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shoofly
an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen
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traffic cop
a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
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trooper
a mounted policeman
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state trooper, trooper
a state police officer
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wardress
a woman warder
