Constable
Constable noun - A member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level.
Usage example: reported the crime to the local constable
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Sergeant
Sergeant noun - Any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal.
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- In an episode of The Bill, a sergeant and a constable (who is struggling with his own sexual repression) happen upon an apparent couple while searching for a kidnapped child.
- Every UK detective drama features a stolid Detective Sergeant or Constable who the Detective Inspector can explain things to.
Source: The Watson - Over the course of the Phryne Fisher novels, Hugh Collins is promoted from constable to sergeant.
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