sheriff
∞
3.9
- noun
- /ˈʃɛrɪf/
- US
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- I'm going to be your sheriff.
- county sheriff
- deputy sheriff
- sheriff's office
I had built a case for the Sheriff's Office of Wyoming County.
- I had built a case for the Sheriff's Office of Wyoming County.
- I'm the sheriff in these here parts.
- You know, once you get in, you know, once you are the sheriff, things are a little different.
- Many take advantage, some do, but then Sheriff Taylor runs them out of town.
- And Kim standing there and the the sheriff serves the guy for the eviction.
- This town has a Sheriff's Office and a gymnasium and a library.
- How, However, there's a new There's a new sheriff in town.
- So when I ran for sheriff feeling, was it a voice?
- and he turns to this, to the sheriff and says,
- So we would like to welcome Sheriff, Sheriff hopeful, my man Pat Lavette.
- So there's one guy who's who was running for sheriff also as a Republican.
Examples
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The sheriff organized a town meeting to discuss crime prevention strategies.
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"We need to ask you some questions," the sheriff said, and right away Horse had a bad feeling.
Fiction book (1990) -
- What do you want, Sheriff?
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The lawyer translated and said to the sheriff, "He says he sees the gun."
Academic text (1992) -
Until a new prison could be built, the sheriff had to transport inmates to Floyd County for temporary holding.
Academic text (2008) -
This town has a Sheriff's Office and a gymnasium and a library.
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If you don't want to lose your prisoner, Sheriff, you'd better take care of him yourself.
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The sheriff is responsible for maintaining law and order in the county.
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After the election, the new sheriff promised to focus on community safety.
Synonyms
93
3.2
An officer who is in charge of a police department
77
6.7
An official who makes sure people follow court orders
27
4.6
A senior officer in charge of a city's police force
9
3.5
A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
5
2.2
A person who makes sure people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
1
7.0
A senior police officer who leads the police in a county, especially in the United Kingdom
Idioms
Compounds
11
3.4
A law officer who helps the sheriff and acts for them when the sheriff is away
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sheriff comes from the old English phrase shire-reeve, where shire means 'county' and reeve means 'an official or guardian'. A shire-reeve was the ruler's officer in a county who kept the peace, so a sheriff today is still the main law officer of a county.