sheriff
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈʃɛrɪf/
- US
- I'm going to be your sheriff.
- county sheriff
- deputy sheriff
- sheriff's office
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Watch on YouTubeI 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
174
6.7
An official who makes sure people follow court orders
145
3.2
An officer who is in charge of a police department
65
2.2
A person who makes sure people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
48
4.6
A senior officer in charge of a city's police force
11
3.5
A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
2
7.0
A senior police officer who leads the police in a county, especially in the United Kingdom
Idioms
Compounds
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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.