PEACE OFFICER Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

peace officer

noun

Definition of peace officer

as in police officer

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Dissimilar Words

civilian

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Recent Examples of peace officer Seventy-two-year-old Lise Beauchamp, 37-year-old Melany Rinker, also known as Melony Vanderbrink, and 63-year-old Nancy Jancke were each charged with obstruction of a peace officer after failing to give their names and dates of birth. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 He’s been charged with kidnapping, resisting arrest and two counts of assault on a peace officer. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026 Felony charges were later downgraded to misdemeanor charges of obstructing a peace officer and criminal mischief before being dropped altogether last month after Wilhoite was accepted into a diversion program. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 The passenger, Alan Pena Sabogn, 21, also of Bogotá, was later apprehended and arrested on suspicion of failing to obey a lawful order, obstructing a peace officer and providing false identification, authorities said. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for peace officer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer

Noun

After receiving a complaint, police officers and a state regulator found more than 50 decomposing bodies at South Chicago Chapel in the city’s South Deering neighborhood.

— Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
One of those locations, Kennedy Park, is where, in 2006, a group of day laborers were lured into a van by a local police officer posing as a construction worker.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of police officer

Noun

The enclave’s small police force was quickly overwhelmed and unable to bring the protesters or migrants under control.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Recruitment policies that determine the racial and ethnic makeup of a police force can also significantly affect the relationships between the police and minorities.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026