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| has gloss | eng: In the United States, a sheriff is generally (but not always) the highest law enforcement officer of a county and commander of militia in that county. A distinct part of law enforcement in the United States, sheriffs are usually elected. The political election of a person to serve as a police leader is an almost uniquely American tradition. (The Honorary Police of Jersey, a UK Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, have been elected since at least the 16th century.) |
| lexicalization | eng: Sheriffs in the United States |
| instance of | c/Sheriffs |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Ein Sheriff ist in den Vereinigten Staaten der Leiter einer Polizeibehörde eines sogenannten Countys und wird üblicherweise alle vier Jahre von den Bewohnern des Countys gewählt. |
| lexicalization | deu: Sheriff |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Canadian102.jpg |
| media:img | Custerok102.jpg |
| media:img | Deputy sheriff Mogollon New Mexico.jpg |
| media:img | NY - Suffolk County Office Of The Sheriff Badge.png |
| media:img | NYCSheriff.jpg |
| media:img | New York Sheriff.JPG |
| media:img | TEAM2-approach.jpg |
| media:img | Young Carl hayden-2.jpg |
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