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järjestyksenvalvoja

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Finnish

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Etymology

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järjestyksen (of order) +‎ valvoja (supervisor); lit. "supervisor of order"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjærjestyksenˌʋɑlʋojɑ/, [ˈjærje̞s̠ˌtyks̠e̞nˌʋɑ̝lʋo̞jɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlʋojɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): jär‧jes‧tyksen‧valvo‧ja

Noun

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järjestyksenvalvoja

  1. (law) an individual to whom certain police rights have been granted for a specific location and a limited time; security steward, bouncer, peace officer, proctor, community service officer

Usage notes

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  • In Finland, a järjestyksenvalvoja is an individual who has several rights otherwise granted only to police officers: deny and grant access to a place, perform body checks and searches on belongings, use force to remove a violently behaving person from a place, detain a person to hand over to police for arrest. A järjestyksenvalvoja can grant or deny entry to a privately-owned establishment (nightclub, festival etc.), and in that situation perform body checks and search belongings for illegal or prohibited items, like a bouncer. He or she can also control vehicular or human traffic in order to prevent crushes, in which case the term community service officer may be more appropriate.

Declension

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Possessive forms of järjestyksenvalvoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Further reading

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