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constable

[kon-stuh-buhl, kuhn-] / ˈkɒn stə bəl, ˈkʌn- /


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Monday's legal challenge was originally scheduled for last week, but was delayed after the Orange Order added the chief constable to the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"But it seemed to me that the real threat was, precisely as the chief constable had outlined, I couldn't see how the procession could take place."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

There were also seven novels about a fictional policeman, William Warwick, who rises from humble constable in the Metropolitan police to the very top of his profession.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Breandán Mac Cionnaith, from the GRRC, also met the chief constable.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

And at that very moment, riding through the pine trees just in time to see it all, came the Treegap constable.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit

All 43 chief constables in England and Wales are urging Burnham to establish an "additional public protection safeguard" in cases involving violent and dangerous offenders.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Long before modern professional police forces, public order depended on watches, constables, alarms, and forms of compelled or expected community response.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

It will be made up of an inspector, three sergeants and 45 constables.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Badat worked on a challenge to DeSoto County districts that were used for the county’s board of supervisors, school board, election commission, county constables and their judges.

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

I opened the door to a chauffeur, and past his shoulder I could see some police constables dispersing to various points of the grounds.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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