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SERGEANT AT ARMS
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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:
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)