Police captain and Police chief

Police captain

Police captain noun - A policeman in charge of a precinct.
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Police chief is a synonym for police captain. In some cases you can use "Police chief" instead a noun phrase "Police captain".

Police chief

Police chief noun - A policeman in charge of a precinct.
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Police captain is a synonym for police chief. You can use "Police captain" instead a noun phrase "Police chief".
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