traffic wardens

Ticket-issuing officers

Traffic wardens are municipal employees who enforce parking regulations, issuing tickets for violations like expired meters or illegal parking.

The term is primarily British; Americans more often say parking enforcement officers or meter maids.

The traffic warden slapped a ticket on my windshield while I was in the shop.

enforcement

tickets

Documents permitting entry

violations · parking · towing · clamping · booting · expired meter · bylaws · regulations · compliance · noncompliance

uniform

cap

Covering for top

  • badgeWorn symbol of membership
  • epaulettesOrnamental shoulder insignia
  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver

whistle · boots · belt · jacket · trousers · gloves · hat · nameplate · insignia · flashlight

authority

patrol

Regular surveillance route

jurisdiction · control · supervision · coordination · governance · watchman · custodian · stewardship · public service · civil servant

Categories
Opposites
enforcement vs. violation

traffic wardensscofflaws

Those who flout regulations

lawbreakers

restriction vs. facilitation

traffic wardensparking attendants

Staff who park cars

crossing guards · lollipop ladies

authority level

traffic wardenspolice officers

Sworn law enforcers

traffic police · highway patrol · beat cops

Family

traffic, warden, traffics, trafficked, trafficking, trafficker, traffickers, wardens

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Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G