enforcer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that enforces.
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the member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
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a person, especially a public official, who enforces laws, regulations, rules, or the like.
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Also called policeman. Ice Hockey. a physically intimidating or willingly belligerent player who is counted on to retaliate when rough tactics are used by the opposing team.
Etymology
Origin of enforcer
Example Sentences
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Today, the commission is made up only of Xi, who is its chairman, and a general known less as a traditional warrior than as a political enforcer.
It even seemed as if she was more concerned with being an enforcer than a scorer.
U.S. law gives enforcers broad power to oppose mergers that could lead to a monopoly.
Still, the antitrust enforcers saw their products overlapping and competing.
From Barron's
“The two presidents don’t have to like each other to have the kind of relationship that allows our law enforcers and diplomats to work together.”
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