Sheriff vs Officer - What's the difference?
sheriff | officer |
(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties.
(Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
(US) A police officer, usually the chief of police for a county or other district.
(senseid)One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
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, title= (senseid)One who holds a public office.
(senseid)An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
(senseid)(colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.
As nouns the difference between sheriff and officer
is that sheriff is sheriff while officer is (senseid)one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.As a verb officer is
to supply with officers .sheriff
English
Noun
(en noun)Alternative forms
* shrieve (obsolete)Derived terms
* sheriffalty * sheriffdom * sheriffry * sheriffship * sheriffwickofficer
English
(wikipedia officer)Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
