noun
a policeman in charge of a precinct (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑captain, ↑police chief
• Derivationally related forms: ↑captainship (for: ↑captain)
• Hypernyms: ↑policeman, ↑police officer, ↑officer
• Hyponyms: ↑Chief Constable
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Beria, ↑Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Useful english dictionary. 2012.