sergeants-at-arms
Legislative security officers
Sergeants-at-arms is the plural of sergeant-at-arms, an officer responsible for maintaining order and security in a legislative body, court, or other official assembly.
The role dates to medieval times but persists in modern parliaments and congresses: The sergeants-at-arms escorted the witness from the chamber.
They may carry ceremonial maces symbolizing their authority.
Ceremonial staff carrier
- doorkeeperEntrance attendant
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- stewardManager for another
- usherOne who seats guests
escort · protection · safekeeping · keys · building · premises · access · credentials
Bludgeon with flanged head
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- processionFormal moving line
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
pageantry · robes · ritual · oath · investiture · badge · uniform · medallion
Enclosed room or cavity
- speakerOne who talks
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
session · quorum · adjournment · recess · division · whip · clerk · debate
Methodical arrangement or request
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- securityProtection from threat
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- removalAct of taking away
arrest · detention · contempt · disturbance · trespasser · intruder · decorum · compliance
mace-bearer
Ceremonial staff carrier
- doorkeeperEntrance attendant
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- stewardManager for another
usher · escort · protection · safekeeping · keys · building · premises · access · credentials · passes
mace
Bludgeon with flanged head
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- processionFormal moving line
- heraldryStudy of armorial bearings
insignia · pageantry · robes · ritual · oath · investiture · badge · uniform · medallion · crest
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
lobby · session · quorum · adjournment · recess · division · whip · clerk · debate · floor
order
Methodical arrangement or request
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- securityProtection from threat
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
removal · arrest · detention · contempt · disturbance · trespasser · intruder · decorum · compliance · authority
sergeants-at-armssenators
Upper legislative body members
congressmen · lawmakers · delegates · parliamentarians · legislators
sergeants-at-armsrioters
Violent public disorder participants
insurrectionists · intruders · trespassers · disruptors · protestors
sergeant, sergeants, arms, armaments, disarm, disarms, disarmed, disarming, rearm