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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  1. officers
  2. policemen
  3. cops
Noun
  • Rescue operations were complicated, with police firing tear gas at people who had begun looting neighboring shops, as officers sought to clear the area and provide access to emergency response teams.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The other person, who police believe to be a man, fled the scene before officers arrived, Gonzalez said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of officers
Noun
  • Onlookers and policemen rushed to the balloon’s basket to find the three men lying crumpled on the ground.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • When plans were made for a visit to Japan by President Eisenhower in 1960—it was eventually called off—there weren’t enough policemen to guard his route into Tokyo, so the yakuza were mobilized to help.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • She was found with fractures to her pelvis and femur, according to cops.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Also well drawn is the relationship between Caitlyn and her longtime fiancé John (Max Minghella), one of Gotham’s few uncorrupt cops who happens to be investigating the string of murders that follow in Matt’s wake.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cops

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“Constables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constables. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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