CONSTABLES Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

constables

noun

plural of constable, chiefly British

as in officers

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level reported the crime to the local constable

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Recent Examples of constables The woman was able to flee the scene and located deputy constables. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026 Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage. — Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026 Agencies assisting included Tarrant County constables, police departments from Fort Worth and Forest Hill, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026 Harris County leaders worry a new law could leave them on the hook for higher costs by allowing constables to negotiate patrol contracts with neighborhood associations without approval. — John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026 Texas law requires constables to become licensed peace officers with arresting authority within nine months of taking office. — Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026 That law change came more than half a decade after a joint WAVE News and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting investigation highlighted the lack of training and accountability for the state’s constables, including some who had criminal records of their own. — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025 The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts. — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

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Noun

After it was immobilized, the driver attempted to leave the vehicle and was apprehended by officers, according to NEA Report.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
Many reviews mention that representatives and loan officers are easy to reach, knowledgeable, helpful and friendly.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of officers

Noun

People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.

— USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026

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Noun

Bernadette explains the racial nuances the Guardians might not know as newcomers to Earth, echoing the landmark 1971 Green Lantern/Green Arrow comic series, which attempts to bring the space cops down to Earth by exposing them to racial strife.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
In the years since Shakur's murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cops

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