sheriff
Elected county officer
A sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of a county in the United States, typically elected rather than appointed.
The role varies by state but usually includes running the county jail, serving court papers, and patrolling unincorporated areas.
In England, the term is largely ceremonial, referring to a county's chief executive officer.
The sheriff deputized volunteers to search for the missing hiker.
Authorized substitute or assistant
- constableLow-ranking peace officer
- marshalArrange in proper order
- trooperMounted soldier or patroller
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
policeman · detective · warden · ranger · bailiff · peacekeeper · patrolman · coroner
Mounted cattle herder
- outlawFugitive from justice
- frontierEdge of settlement
- posseArmed group pursuing fugitives
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
gunslinger · stagecoach · territory · duel · horseback · lasso · saddle · bandit
Luminous astronomical object
- tin starCheap metal lawman's emblem
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
uniform · holster · sidearm · patrol car · cruiser · handcuffs · radio · duty belt
Legal authority's scope
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- electedChosen by ballot
- countyLocal administrative division
- officeProfessional work location
precinct · department · command · oversight · administration · appointed · sworn · term
Formal court notification
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- warrantFormal authorization document
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- evictionForced departure from rental
foreclosure · service · writ · seizure · auction · property · lien · court order
deputy
Authorized substitute or assistant
officer · policeman · detective · warden · ranger · bailiff · peacekeeper · patrolman · coroner · posse
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
saloon · gunslinger · stagecoach · territory · duel · horseback · lasso · saddle · bandit · prairie
star
Luminous astronomical object
- tin starCheap metal lawman's emblem
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
emblem · uniform · holster · sidearm · patrol car · cruiser · handcuffs · radio · duty belt · identification
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- electedChosen by ballot
- countyLocal administrative division
office · precinct · department · command · oversight · administration · appointed · sworn · term · campaign
summons
Formal court notification
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- warrantFormal authorization document
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
eviction · foreclosure · service · writ · seizure · auction · property · lien · court order · legal notice
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, marshal, marshals
- policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, western novels, saloons
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, giddyup, lawmen, yeehaw
sheriffmunicipal police
Local government law enforcement
- sheriff's departmentCounty-level police agency
- deputy sheriffSheriff's subordinate officer
- county sheriffElected local law enforcer
- sheriff's officeCounty law enforcement agency
- sheriff badgeLaw officer's emblem
- Sheriff of NottinghamMedieval English law enforcer