serjeant-at-arms

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Noun1.serjeant-at-arms - an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands
law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
officeholder, officer - someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
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The training involved three phases with the first targeted at the ICT departments at both Houses.The second was for House officials such as clerks, serjeant-at-arms and all staff who keep daily track of the vital information.
Mr El-Hajji said that he personally appreciated the support and guidance given to him by Mr Bercow since his appointment as the first person from an ethnic minority background to hold the position of Serjeant-at-Arms, with responsibility for keeping order within the Commons.
The authority concerned is directed to produce them at the commencement of each sitting of the said session before the serjeant-at-arms who shall, after the conclusion of sitting, deliver them back into the custody of the said authority'.
Last month, there were gunshots in the assembly after MCAs engaged a serjeant-at-arms in a fight.
For a moment the SNP looked like they might stage a sit-in instead of a walkout and the deputy Serjeant-at-Arms fingered his sword ominously.
BHS workers have no choice to stay or go, so Mr Green - as he would revert if Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell's call for him to be stripped of an undeserved knighthood bears fruit - should be dragged to Parliament by a swordwielding Serjeant-at-Arms and tied to a chair until he answers questions.
Serjeant-at-Arms Lawrence Ward - who is responsible for security and keeping order in the Commons - confirmed that the Independent - formerly Labour - MP was arrested after a disturbance and would be subject to an indefinite alcohol ban in parliamentary bars.
Mr Whybrew, who has the official title of Serjeant-at-Arms, recently featured in the Olympic opening ceremony when he accompanied the Queen and Daniel Craig in the James Bond sequence.
Commons Serjeant-at-Arms Jill Pay had before her complaint already launched an inquiry, but because no overt threats have been made or clear sexual innuendo spelt out, the matnews ter has proved difficult to pursue.
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