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Word

policemen

Phoneticspo·lice·men

US/pəˈɫismɪn/

UK/pəlˈiːsmɛn/

Definition

n. the plural of policeman. It refers to two or more men who work for the police force.

n. the plural form of policeman; male members of a police force.

Examples

“Two policemen stopped the car.”

“The policemen helped the lost child find her parents in the busy market.”

“The veteran policemen stood guard outside the courthouse, their presence intended to reassure the nervous witnesses waiting inside.”

Examples

simple

“Two policemen stopped the car.”

contextual

“The policemen helped the lost child find her parents in the busy market.”

complex

“The veteran policemen stood guard outside the courthouse, their presence intended to reassure the nervous witnesses waiting inside.”

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