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SECURITY OFFICER

Specialty Definition: SECURITY OFFICER

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Occupations

Plans and establishes security procedures for company engaged in manufacturing products or processing data or material for federal government: Studies federal security regulations and restrictions relative to company operations. Directs activities of personnel in developing company security measures which comply with federal regulations. Consults with local, district, or other federal representatives for interpretation or application of particular regulations applying to company operations. Prepares security manual outlining and establishing measures and procedures for handling, storing, safekeeping, and destroying classified records and documents, and for granting company personnel or visitors access to classified material or entry into restricted areas. Directs and coordinates activities of personnel in revising or updating security measures due to new or revised regulations. May request deviations from restrictive regulations that interfere with normal operations. May interview and hire applicants to fill security guard vacancies. (references)
 Patrols hotel or motel premises to maintain order, enforce regulations, and ensure observance of applicable laws: Patrols lobbies, corridors, and public rooms, confers with management, interviews guests and employees, and interrogates persons to detect infringements and investigate disturbances, complaints, thefts, vandalisms, and accidents. Patrols public areas to detect fires, unsafe conditions, and missing or inoperative safety equipment. Warns or ejects troublemakers, and cautions careless persons. Obtains assistance for accident victims and writes accident reports. Notifies staff of presence of persons with questionable reputations. Assists management and enforcement officers in emergency situations. Usually is not armed. May enter and check rooms of guests suspected of leaving without paying bill to confirm suspicions and to seize any remaining personal property. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: SECURITY OFFICER

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Human Rights

Central African Republic

On July 5 in Bangui, four unknown persons shot and killed Colonel Jean-Pierre L'Hommee, Field Security Officer for the U.N. Development Program (UNDP). (references)

Yugoslavia

In August in Pristina, a security officer of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) killed Liberal Party of Kosovo (PLK) official Selim Behrami; the killing reportedly was not political. (references)

Guinea

Conde subsequently was charged with illegal use of military force, undermining the authority of the state and the integrity of the national territory, use of violence against a state security officer, wrongful possession and transfer of foreign currency, and an illegal attempt to cross the border. (references)

Political Economy

Guinea

During the December 1998 presidential elections, opposition presidential candidate Alpha Conde was arrested and charged withillegal use of military force, undermining the state authority and the integrity of the national territory, use of violence against a state security officer, wrongful possession and transfer of foreign currency, and illegal attempt to cross the frontier. (references)

Travel

Romania

U.S. travelers who have questions about crime in Romania may contact the U.S. Embassy's Regional Security Officer (RSO), phone (40-1) 210-4042, ext. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: SECURITY OFFICER

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

security officer

202

security officer job

49

security officer training

28

security officer badge

12

security officer job description

11

facility security officer

9

contract security officer

9

window security officer

8

chief security officer

8

information security officer

5

armed security officer

5

armed security officer job

4

florida security officer

4

security officer equipment

4

security officer uniform

3

information system security officer

3

security officer training program

3

security officer training manual

2

online security officer training

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SECURITY OFFICER

Language Translations for "SECURITY OFFICER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

sekuriteitsbeampte (security). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ضابط أمن. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

beveiligingsbeambte. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

sekuriga oficisto. (various references)

   

French

  

officier de sécurité. (various references)

   

German

  

kontrolle (border post, check, checking, check-out desk, checkpoint, checkup, control, frontier guard, gatehouse, inspection, inspector, policing, possession, supervision, test, traffic police, visit). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

biztonsági tiszt (so). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

鉄"公安官 (railroad security officer). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

てつどう"うあ"か" (railroad security officer). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ecuritysay officeray

   

Russian 

  

офицер контрразведки. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

güvenlik görevlisi (peace officer, security man). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SECURITY OFFICER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-f-f-i-i-o-r-r-s-t-u-y"

-4 letters: forfeitures, refortifies.

-5 letters: certifiers, escritoire, ferocities, forfeiters, forfeiture, fortifiers, fructifies, rectifiers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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