Serjeant-at-Arms
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The Serjeant-at-Arms is a senior parliamentary officer responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions within the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Serjeant-at-Arms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8327414 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Serjeant-at-Arms Context triple: [Parliament of Sri Lanka, hasOfficer, Serjeant-at-Arms]
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A.
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly is the legislative officer responsible for maintaining order, security, and protocol within the Assembly chamber and its proceedings.
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B.
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the U.S. Senate, responsible for security, order, and administrative support within the Senate chamber and its offices.
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C.
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the U.S. House, responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions.
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D.
Usher of the Black Rod
The Usher of the Black Rod is a senior ceremonial officer in the United Kingdom responsible for maintaining order and performing formal duties in the House of Lords and at state occasions.
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E.
Clerk Marshal
The Clerk Marshal was a senior administrative officer in the British Royal Household responsible for managing the organizational and financial affairs of the Master of the Horse’s department.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Serjeant-at-Arms Target entity description: The Serjeant-at-Arms is a senior parliamentary officer responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions within the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
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A.
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly is the legislative officer responsible for maintaining order, security, and protocol within the Assembly chamber and its proceedings.
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B.
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the U.S. Senate, responsible for security, order, and administrative support within the Senate chamber and its offices.
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C.
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the U.S. House, responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions.
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D.
Usher of the Black Rod
The Usher of the Black Rod is a senior ceremonial officer in the United Kingdom responsible for maintaining order and performing formal duties in the House of Lords and at state occasions.
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E.
Clerk Marshal
The Clerk Marshal was a senior administrative officer in the British Royal Household responsible for managing the organizational and financial affairs of the Master of the Horse’s department.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial office
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parliamentary office ⓘ security officer role ⓘ serjeant-at-arms ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| duty |
coordinating with police and security services for parliamentary security
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custody of the Mace of the Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ escorting the Speaker of Parliament during ceremonial occasions ⓘ implementing rules on admission of visitors to Parliament ⓘ maintaining decorum in the galleries and lobbies ⓘ overseeing internal security arrangements of the Parliament building ⓘ placing and removing the Mace in the Chamber ⓘ removing members or strangers from the chamber when ordered by the Speaker ⓘ supervising access to the parliamentary chamber ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Parliament of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
|
| languageOfWork |
English
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Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parliament of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
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| rank | senior parliamentary officer ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ceremonial functions in the Parliament of Sri Lanka
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enforcing the directions of the Speaker of Parliament ⓘ maintaining order in the Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ security within the Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| symbol |
Mace of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
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linked to:
mace of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
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| tradition | role derived from British parliamentary practice ⓘ |
| workLocation | Parliament complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Serjeant-at-Arms Description of subject: The Serjeant-at-Arms is a senior parliamentary officer responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions within the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka