Cop and Police

Similar meaning words

Cop noun - A member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level.

Usage example: a cop stopped her for speeding

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Police is a synonym for cop in person topic. In some cases you can use "Police" instead a noun "Cop", when it comes to topics like law, soldier, policeman, police officer.

Police noun - A body of officers of the law.

Usage example: the National Guard will serve as backup for the metropolitan police in the event of violent protests

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Cop is a synonym for police in person topic. You can use "Cop" instead a noun "Police", if it concerns topics such as law, soldier, policeman, police officer.

Nearby Words: policing, policed

fellow	fellow cop	fellow police
human	human cop	human police
female	female cop	female police
normal	normal cop	normal police
Other adjectives: typical, regular, dead, corrupt, brutal, actual, real, innocent, white, retired, competent, local, nearby, undercover, soviet, armed, uniformed.

When a police officer arrives, Archer uses the cop's tear gas can on him, then steals his police car.

Source: Film / Face/Off
Most of the time it comes down to the police officer's word against the suspect's, and most judges will end up siding with the cop.

Source: Police Brutality Gambit
In Blue Streak, Martin Lawrence's character, while posing as a cop, is introduced to a high ranking police officer who extends his hand to shake.

Source: Handshake Refusal

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