patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən 
: one who patrols
especially
: a police officer assigned to a beat
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In May 1969, on the sixth day of demonstrations over plans to develop land known as People’s Park, then-Gov. Ronald Reagan called in more than 2,000 National Guard troops and hundreds of highway patrolmen, who descended on campus with weapons.
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Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
The officer, former City of Pearl Police Department patrolman Michael Christian Green, was charged with one federal misdemeanor count of deprivation of civil rights under color of law, the complaint says.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
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Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
The officer, former City of Pearl Police Department patrolman Michael Christian Green, was charged with one federal misdemeanor count of deprivation of civil rights under color of law, the complaint says.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrolman. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən
: a police officer who has a regular beat
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