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Iron Guard

American  
[ahy-ern gahrd] / ˈaɪ ərn ˈgɑrd /

noun

  1. a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and antisemitic: recognized from 1927 until banned in 1941.


Iron Guard British  

noun

  1. a Romanian fascist party that ceased to exist after World War II

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Iron Guard

First recorded in 1930–35; translation of Romanian Garda de Fier


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Iron Guard Housing, the project developer, touts “pristine, conveniently located, and comfortable man camp housing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Like the Romanian Iron Guard, it relied at first on its student clientele, but unlike the Romanian movement, it completely failed to generate any broader lower- or middle-class support.

From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2017

Red Dog declined to form a new Cabinet of Iron Guard ministers, as the Guard had demanded, jogged along into this week with the same Cabinet which had served Carol.

From Time Magazine Archive

To keep a tight grip on Rumania and pursue the Iron Guard to extinction, King Carol quickly formed a new Cabinet headed by General George Argeseanu, Commander of the Second Army Corps, as Premier.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the beginning of 1941, the Fascist Iron Guard tried to overthrow General Antonescu.

From The Grey Book by Johan Martinus Snoek

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