järjestyksenvalvoja
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
järjestyksen (“of order”) + valvoja (“supervisor”); lit. "supervisor of order"
Noun[edit]
järjestyksenvalvoja
- (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[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Possessive forms of järjestyksenvalvoja (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | järjestyksenvalvojani | järjestyksenvalvojamme |
| 2nd person | järjestyksenvalvojasi | järjestyksenvalvojanne |
| 3rd person | järjestyksenvalvojansa | |