French Phrases: French titles of Officials and law enforcement workers
The French job titles on this page deal with the police, law enforcement
and "official" duties.
 French jobs index
| un gendarme | - | a police officer (with the Gendarmerie1) | | un agent de police | - | a police officer (with the police nationalie1) | | un(e) douanier (-ière) | - | a customs official | | un officier de gendarmerie | - | a police officer with the Gendarmerie | | un policier | - | a (male) police officer, policeman | | une policière | - | a (female) police officer, policewoman | | un(e) contractuel(le) | - | a traffic warden | | une pervenche (Informal) | - | a female traffic warden, "meter maid" | | un agent de la circulation | - | a traffic policeman | | un gendarme adjoint volontaire (GAV) | - | a volunteer police officer |
 Suggest a change / proposez une modification1. The Gendarmerie is the military branch of the
French police. It tends to deal with the day-to-day law enforcement in towns.
The French police nationale is closer to what Scotland Yard is in
the UK: it tends to deal with the "bigger picture" of serious organised
crime, drug crime, immigration and terrorism.
More advanced vocabulary
| un agent administratif | - | an administrative officer | | un agent du fisc | - | a tax officer | | un agent de la force publique | - | a law inforcement officer | | un agent du gouvernement | - | a government official | | un(e) député(e) | - | a member of government/parliament | | un(e) diplomate | - | a diplomat | | un membre... | - | a member... | | ...de la police | - | ...of the police | | ...des services secrets | - | ...of the secret services |
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