SERGEANT AT ARMS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands

Synonyms:

sergeant at arms; serjeant-at-arms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sergeant at arms" is a kind of...):

officeholder; officer (someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust)

Domain category:

general assembly; law-makers; legislative assembly; legislative body; legislature (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)

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