HyperDic: police_chief

English > 1 sense of the expression police chief:
NOUNperson police chief, captain, police captaina policeman in charge of a precinct
English > police chief: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA policeman in charge of a precinct.
Synonymscaptain, police captain
InstancesBeria, Lavrenti Pavlovich BeriaSoviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin
NarrowerChief ConstableThe head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
Broaderpoliceman, police officer, officerA member of a police force
Spanishcapitán de policía, capitán, jefe de policía
Catalancapità de policia

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