ordningsvakt

Compound of ordning (“order”) +‎ -s- +‎ vakt (“guard”). First attested in 1881^[1].

ordningsvakt c

1. a law enforcement officer vested with limited police powers (often to maintain order, e.g. at a larger event)

• While väktare (“security guard”) and ordningsvakt may appear similar superficially, an important distinction is that a väktare has the same legal authority as any other civilian, whereas an ordningsvakt is granted limited powers under police authority.

• dörrvakt (“bouncer”)
• säkerhetsvakt
• väktare (“security guard”)

• ordningsvakt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ordningsvakt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)