chief constable

tʃiːf ˈkʌnstəbl̩

Definition

Definition of chief constable - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

law enforcement

TECH.

highest-ranking officer in a UK territorial police force

TECH.

The chief constable addressed the media about the investigation.
The chief constable implemented new safety measures.
She met with the chief constable to discuss community issues.

commissioner

police chief

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Expressions with chief

chief cook and bottle washer

someone responsible for all tasks from important to trivial

He is the chief cook and bottle washer in the small company.

chief assistant

main helper or supporter in a task or position

She was appointed as the chief assistant to the director..

police chief

head of a police department

The police chief announced new community safety initiatives.

chief engineer

person with highest responsibility for engineering work in an organization or project

The chief engineer approved the final design changes before production began.

chief accountant

most senior person responsible for all accounting work in an organization

The chief accountant reviewed the financial statements before the board meeting.

chief editor

top person responsible for final content decisions in a publication

The chief editor approved the article for tomorrow's front page.

Expressions with constable

police constable

police officer of the lowest rank

The police constable patrolled the neighborhood every night.

special constable

volunteer police officer assisting regular police

John served as a special constable on weekends.

women police constable

female member of the police force

A women police constable patrolled the neighborhood.

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ACC

acr.

acr: assistant chief constable

senior police officer below chief constable

DCC

acr.

acr: deputy chief constable

second in command in police department

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French:commissaire, ...
German:Polizeipräsident, ...
Italian:capo della polizia, ...
Spanish:jefe de policía, ...
Portuguese:comissário, ...
Chinese:总警司, ...
Japanese:チーフコンスタブル, ...
Arabic:قَائِد الشُّرْطَة, ...
Hebrew:רַב-נָצִיב, ...
Russian:главный констебль, ...
Ukrainian:головний констебль, ...
Hindi:मुख्य कांस्टेबल, ...
Bengali:প্রধান কনস্টেবল, ...
Catalan:cap de policia, ...
Czech:policejní prezident, ...
Danish:politidirektør, ...
Dutch:korpschef, ...
Greek:αρχηγός της αστυνομίας, ...
Hungarian:rendőrfőkapitány, ...
Khmer:ស្នងការប៉ូលិសជាន់ខ្ពស់, ...
Korean:경찰청장, ...
Persian:رئیس پلیس, ...
Polish:szef policji, ...
Portuguese (BR):chefe de polícia, ...
Romanian:șef al poliției, ...
Swedish:polischef, ...
Thai:หัวหน้าตำรวจ, ...
Turkish:baş komiser, ...
Vietnamese:cảnh sát trưởng, ...

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