police captain

/pəˌlis ˌkæptən/
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Other forms: police captains

Definitions of police captain
  1. noun
    a policeman in charge of a precinct
    synonyms: captain, police chief
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    examples:
    Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
    Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953)
    types:
    Chief Constable
    the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
    type of:
    officer, police officer, policeman
    a member of a police force
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