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enforcer

[ en-fawr-ser, -fohr- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that enforces.
  2. the member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
  3. a person, especially a public official, who enforces laws, regulations, rules, or the like.
  4. Also called policeman. Ice Hockey. a physically intimidating or willingly belligerent player who is counted on to retaliate when rough tactics are used by the opposing team.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of enforcer1

First recorded in 1570–80; enforce + -er 1
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But it serves as the enforcer of federal court orders — occupying an unusual position between the executive and judicial branches.

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But in a partial win for Google, antitrust enforcers failed to prove that the company held a monopoly in advertiser ad networks, the judge found.

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Amazon and Apple also face antitrust lawsuits by US enforcers.

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It is true that Black and brown people get swept up in the imperial core and become the enforcers of the regime that perpetuates their exclusion and inequality.

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He recounts how a train conductor told actor Michael Noble - who plays Michael's confidant/enforcer, Banksey - that they had "done they city proud".

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