pol

a person who works for the police; a policeman or policewoman

policía, agente de la ley

Collocations police officer

• The police are investigating the case.

  La policía está investigando el caso.

a person who is involved in politics, especially someone who works for a political party or government

político, político/a

Collocations political leader

• He is a leading politician in the country.

  Es un político de alto rango en el país.

a short form of 'political' or 'politician'

abreviatura de político/a, abreviatura de política

Collocations politics

• He's a pol in the city council.

  Es un político en el concejo municipal.

a short form of 'policeman' used as a nickname for someone who plays in the position of a fullback or halfback in American football

apodo para un jugador de fútbol americano

Collocations football player

• He's a great pol on the field.

  Es un gran jugador en el campo.

a slang term for 'policeman' or 'police officer'

gíraro de policía, apodo para un policía

Collocations cop

• The pol was on duty all night.

  El policía estaba de servicio toda la noche.

a slang term for 'politician'

gíraro para político/a, apodo para un político

Collocations politico

• He's a slick pol.

  Es un político astuto.

a slang term for 'policeman' or 'police officer', often used in a derogatory way

gíraro para policía, apodo despectivo para un policía

Collocations cop

• The pol was a real bully.

  El policía era un verdadero matón.

a slang term for 'politician', often used in a derogatory way

gíraro para político/a, apodo despectivo para un político

Collocations politico

• He's a corrupt pol.

  Es un político corrupto.