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[[Image:Police man ganson.svg|200px|thumb|One popular [[stereotype]] of a police officer: male, blue coat with a yellow star badge and six yellow buttons, police
A '''police officer''' (also called a '''policeman''' or '''policewoman''') is a [[Warrant (law)|warranted]] law employee of a [[police|police force]]. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank "[[officer]]" is legally reserved for [[military]] personnel.
[[File:Cops on Patrol (5930810489).jpg|thumb|[[New York City Police Department]] (NYPD) officers conversing with other officers in a [[police car]]]]
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