sergeant_at_arms (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *sergeant at arms*:
NOUN	person	sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms	an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands

English > *sergeant at arms*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	An officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands.
Synonym	serjeant-at-arms
Category	legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers	persons who make or amend or repeal laws
Broader	officeholder, officer	someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

HyperDic: sergeant_at_arms