police captain

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police captain

noun police captains

A high-level officer in a police department who is usually responsible for an entire district or precinct.

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@misc{police_captain_2026,
  title = {police captain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/police%20captain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}