sergeant at arms
noun phrase
: an officer of an organization (such as a legislative body or court of law) who preserves order and executes commands
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House Speaker Mike Johnson eventually asked the sergeant at arms to escort Green out of the chamber.
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Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
The Senate on Tuesday will be briefed by the chamber’s sergeant at arms on enhanced protections — a step, requested by top lawmakers, that has not been taken on scale since the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 June 2025
Senators will be briefed by the Senate sergeant at arms and Capitol Police on Tuesday morning, two sources familiar told ABC News, after it was requested by Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Earlier this month, the House sergeant at arms sent a notice to members and staff about phishing emails and ways to protect themselves from scams, according to multiple sources who received the notice.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 30 May 2025
The Bandidos rider, identified as the sergeant at arms for the group’s Kansas City chapter, told investigators he was shot after a combined group of riders with the Pagans and the Los Valerosos, a support club, attempted to force him off the highway, according to court documents.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson then ordered the sergeant at arms to remove Green from the chamber as Republicans cheered.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the chair now directs the sergeant at arms to restore order.
—NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
In advance of Trump's speech, members of the House Freedom Caucus called on the sergeant at arms to take action against any member of Congress who violated House rules during the address.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
The Senate on Tuesday will be briefed by the chamber’s sergeant at arms on enhanced protections — a step, requested by top lawmakers, that has not been taken on scale since the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 June 2025
Senators will be briefed by the Senate sergeant at arms and Capitol Police on Tuesday morning, two sources familiar told ABC News, after it was requested by Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 June 2025
Earlier this month, the House sergeant at arms sent a notice to members and staff about phishing emails and ways to protect themselves from scams, according to multiple sources who received the notice.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 30 May 2025
The Bandidos rider, identified as the sergeant at arms for the group’s Kansas City chapter, told investigators he was shot after a combined group of riders with the Pagans and the Los Valerosos, a support club, attempted to force him off the highway, according to court documents.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson then ordered the sergeant at arms to remove Green from the chamber as Republicans cheered.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the chair now directs the sergeant at arms to restore order.
—NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
In advance of Trump's speech, members of the House Freedom Caucus called on the sergeant at arms to take action against any member of Congress who violated House rules during the address.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Sergeant at arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sergeant%20at%20arms. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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