palace guard

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noun

the security force protecting a palace.

a group of trusted advisers who often control access to a sovereign, president, or other chief executive.

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Origin of palace guard

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby palace guard

Pakse, pakthong, pal, palabra, palace, palace guard, palace revolution, Palacio Valdés, Palade, paladin, palaeanthropic

How to use palace guard in a sentence

A guard is manning the door, which is always kept ajar so she can be monitored.
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On Friday, the story had looked like it might blow over as Buckingham Palace sought to dismiss it as a “civil case.”
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The campaign was known to palace insiders as “Operation Mrs. PB.”
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Three years ago, Republican Guard soldiers came into the hills and killed a cleric accused of hosting Jundullah fighters.
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One of the honor guard approached with slow, measured steps and presented the flag to a uniformed captain.
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In particular the Governor of Adinskoy offered us a guard of fifty men to the next station, if we apprehended any danger.
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A flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.
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In the center of the river line stood the imposing red sandstone palace of Bahadur Shah, last of the Moguls.
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On the evening of September 17th he sent away his advance guard of two thousand men in eighty small boats.
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Leaving Bruno to guard, Harry climbed the tree, and to his satisfaction had a good view of the country.
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