police spokesman

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliceandspokesman

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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spokesman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspəʊks.mən/us
/ˈspoʊks.mən/
someone who is chosen by a group or organization to speak officially to the public ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandspokesmanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolice spokesman

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A localpolicespokesmanstated that the scene resembled a festival.
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In fact, we understand that apolicespokesmansaid that the situation was developing into a military operation.
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At the conference apolicespokesmansaid that the fraud involved was of a substantial amount.
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Bvudzijena, thepolicespokesman, said that the police had taken 39 people from the building for health reasons.
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According to apolicespokesman, it was one of the largest rallies in recent memory.
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A federalpolicespokesmansaid they do not condone the use of psychics in security matters.
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Apolicespokesmanclaimed the officials were being rescued from a dangerous mob.
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Apolicespokesmansaid that it was presumably the greatest amount of explosives ever found in the country in a private citizens hands.
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She was so frightened and in shock that she let him in, apolicespokesmansaid.
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According to apolicespokesman, he had been dead for about a month when his body was found.
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A bottle-throwing incident also occurred, according to apolicespokesman.
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Apolicespokesmanstated that the hospital will determine when he will be released.
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Apolicespokesmansaid that detectives found the maid to be credible.
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Estimates of crowd size ranged from 120,000 (unnamedpolicespokesman) to over 500,000 (organizers, second unnamed police source).
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Apolicespokesmandenied the lies and inventions about indiscriminate attacks and excessive force and said the police has never resorted to such methods and never will.
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Peekskill police officials said the picnic grounds had been outside their jurisdiction; a statepolicespokesmansaid there had never been a request for state troopers.
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In all three notes, the judge talked about his distress at his wife's death, his declining health and his failing eyesight, according to apolicespokesman.
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Apolicespokesmansaid they were in contact with local community leaders and influential people, local businesses and the local authority about the issue and what is being done.
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The police spokesmen said that the incident was being investigated, but claimed that the assailants were unknown and suggested that it could have been a case of carjacking.
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The police spokesmen were not given prior knowledge for the very good reason that the producers knew that they would not have taken part in such a programme.
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