blue uniforms
What officers wear
Blue uniforms typically refers to police officers, from the traditional color of police dress in the United States and many other countries: The protesters faced a line of blue uniforms.
The phrase treats the uniform as shorthand for the institution—officers become interchangeable representatives of law enforcement rather than individuals.
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- police officerLaw enforcement agent
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
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