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- noun A person charged with keeping order at a meeting.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands
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Examples
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Earlier Friday, lawmakers' spouses and family members attended a session on security led by the House sergeant-at-arms and representatives from the U.S.
Obama pays short visit to House Democratic retreat Felicia Sonmez 2011
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She meets Lenny Kaye, who becomes her musical sergeant-at-arms, and forms her band, plays CBGB's, and eventually changes the face of rock music forever.
Holly Cara Price: Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe: Brainiac Amours in Just Kids Holly Cara Price 2011
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This week, the House's sergeant-at-arms urged members to contact law enforcement officers in their districts.
Returning to public, with more caution Philip Rucker 2011
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Perhaps there's just a stink bomb that the Congressional sergeant-at-arms sets off every time they convene and the gavel falls to signify the beginning of the "people's business."
Notable & Quotable 2011
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The Senate's sergeant-at-arms has occasionally been called out to compel absent senators to attend, in 1942 during a filibuster on civil rights, and in 1988 during debate over campaign financing legislation.
Skipping Town: Tried-and-True Tactical Trick Thomas M. Burton 2011
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This week, the House's sergeant-at-arms urged members to contact law enforcement officers in their districts.
After Tucson shootings, lawmakers return to public events - with caution Philip Rucker 2011
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The state-owned vehicle he was driving when he was arrested has been impounded at the Capitol, Senate sergeant-at-arms Tony Beard Jr. said.
Think Progress » Pentagon Shooter Was Right-Wing, Anti-Government Terrorist 2010
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The Senate sergeant-at-arms said yesterday that senators he had spoken were resistant to being placed in a cocoon.
Arizona shooter's family express sorrow as Obama flies into Tucson 2011
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The former sergeant-at-arms of the Vermont Statehouse and former member of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board has pleaded no contest to two deer hunting violations in New Hampshire.
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The former sergeant-at-arms of the Vermont Statehouse and former member of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board has pleaded no contest to two deer hunting violations in New Hampshire.
Former Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board Member Caught Poaching Again 2009
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