police chief
93
3.2
- noun
- /pəˈliːs tʃiːf/
:
jefe de policía
- The police chief announced new measures to improve community safety during the town meeting.
- the police chief said
- former police chief
- city police chief
And it was the Malden Police chief who personally stood watch that first night.
- And it was the Malden Police chief who personally stood watch that first night.
- I end up tracking down the police chief that fired D'Angelo, Nick Willock.
- Unlike many towns, Mattawan had kept some independence from the mining companies and the town mayor, sheriff and police chief were union friendly.
- There was one person I met because he's he was the former police chief of Brixton, I think his name is Brian Paddock.
- After the incident, Police Chief Reed Miller told reporters he's paranoid.
- I confronted Daryl Gates who was one of the police chiefs years ago because he popularized the chokehold and I confronted him on that.
- He was the police chief, the former Palm Beach Police Department police chief.
- And her husband died a long time ago and he was the police chief and I made amends with him before he passed away, which was good.
Examples
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Bill Conners, the police chief of Ridgewood, had always treated Sarah as an adult.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mrs. Bates: The police chief told me he is putting his forces on alert.
Fiction book (2000) -
Right away, the police chief was saying, "Who are you?"
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An hour later, the local police chief was at the door.
Fiction book (1995) -
Earlier in a press conference, the police chief said that he is confident that those who are responsible...
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The only persons in this town who knew of this incident were the police chief and me.
Fiction book (1998) -
Send a message to the police chief of Gary, Indiana.
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The first group of speakers consisted of a city manager, a police chief, and a county commissioner.
Academic text (2004) -
Los Angeles police chief, Dennis Warren stated today that the killer will be caught and that the police department is working around the clock to bring the killer to justice.
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But he was also a top-notch police chief and cared deeply about the people of San Celina.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
27
4.6
A senior officer in charge of a city's police force
10
3.3
A senior police officer in charge of a precinct or division
1
7.0
A senior police officer who leads the police in a county, especially in the United Kingdom
How Senior
27
4.6
93
3.2
- US
10
3.3
- US
4
3.7
6
3.1
- UK
1
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'officer in charge of a police department' is directly derivable from combining 'police' (law enforcement organization) with 'chief' (top leader). This noun+noun compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Police chief comes from joining police, the officers who keep order, with chief, the leader of a group. Picture one person standing in front of the officers giving orders, so police chief means the officer 'in charge' of a police force.