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Sheriff vs Swat - What's the difference?

sheriff | swat |

As a noun sheriff

is sheriff.

As a proper noun swat is

a valley and a district in nwfp administrative province of pakistan.

sheriff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.

    • Alternative forms

    * shrieve (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * sheriffalty * sheriffdom * sheriffry * sheriffship * sheriffwick

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To carry out the duties of a sheriff
    • ----

    swat

    English

    (wikipedia SWAT)

    Alternative forms

    *

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • (chiefly, US, law enforcement) Special weapons and tactics. The area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.

    • Usage notes

    * Often used attributively before such nouns as (team) or (squad). * While the specific meaning of the acronym applies only to the United States, the term is informally used in other countries to describe similar police teams.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, law enforcement) a SWAT team
    • "This situation is out of control. We need a SWAT team," the policeman said.

    Anagrams

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