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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of peace officer Mike O’Connell, a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Public Safety, said Showalter’s peace officer license was inactive. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Corrales and Henry also face charges of obstructing a peace officer. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2026 Upon arrival at the college Thursday afternoon, the suspect identified himself as a peace officer with a California police department, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on social media. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The man is being charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle, obstructing a peace officer and assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, according to Windsor Police. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peace officer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer

Noun

Scores of residents were evacuated from their homes near the base early Sunday as armed police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swooped on the rural area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors said Sacramento police officers found the suspect vehicle with significant damage and human biological material on the vehicle’s driver’s side, roof and trunk.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of police officer

Noun

Without progress on either Hamas’s disarmament or Israel’s withdrawal, the Palestinian governing committee (currently marooned in Cairo) and police force cannot enter Gaza; neither can any international force.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
The original audit revealed that the airport was paying more to contract law enforcement services than peer airports and recommended the county create its own police force.

— Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026