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# correctional officer

noun phrase (a correctional officer, correctional officers; CO)

«correctional officer» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, official, US) a prison guard.

### In the lessons

The official job title for prison guards in the USA and Canada; it sounds more professional than «guard». Official, North America mainly.

### Examples

- Her uncle works as a correctional officer.
- The correctional officer checked every cell.
- Correctional officers stopped the fight in the yard.
- The job advert is for a correctional officer.
- Two correctional officers walked the prisoner to court.
- In prison films, the COs carry keys on their belts.

### Note

It means «prison guard». Not a teacher who corrects homework.