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  • 91Drill sergeant — Drill Drill, n. 1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill …

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  • 92serjeant — Sergeant Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military… …

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  • 93serjeant — Sergeant Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military… …

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  • 94serjeant at law — Sergeant Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military… …

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  • 95Ankh-Morpork City Watch — The Ankh Morpork City Watch is a fictional police force within the Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett. It is based in the city state of Ankh Morpork on the Discworld. The Watch was originally two units, the Day Watch and the Night Watch …

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  • 96Ceremonial mace — The ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal or wood, carried before a sovereign or other high official in civic ceremonies by a mace bearer, intended to represent the official s authority. The mace, as used today, derives from the… …

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  • 97Mace of the United States House of Representatives — The Mace of the United States House of Representatives is one of the oldest symbols of the United States government.In one of its first resolutions, the U.S. House of Representatives of the 1st Federal Congress (April 14 1789) established the… …

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  • 98James Mathers — (died 1811) was the first Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate.Early lifeBorn in Ireland, he migrated with his family to New York City some years before the American Revolutionary War. In that war s earliest days, Mathers joined the… …

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  • 99Sam Vimes — Samuel Vimes Description Mid forties or possibly early fifties (due to temporal anomalies). Human with strong character. Weight: 11 st 6 lb (160 lb) Associations Ankh Morpork City Watch …

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  • 100Quorum — For other uses, see Quorum (disambiguation). A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature) necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to… …

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