palace guard

American  

noun

1. the security force protecting a palace.

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

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Etymology

Origin of palace guard

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

I have instructed the palace guard to put a quick end to any further attempts to exploit this charitable service.

From Literature

He travelled to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a convoy of armoured SUVs and vans, speeding through streets cordoned off by soldiers from the Palestinian Palace Guard.

From BBC

A startling sign of this ferment was the defection in October of Gleb Karakulov, a member of Putin’s Kremlin palace guard known as the Federal Protective Service, or FSO.

From Washington Post

The voice performances are lively and evocative — Benedict Wong as the magician and Brian Tyree Henry as a palace guard are standouts — but the film is stuffed with too many characters for even TikTok-fed young viewers to keep straight.

From New York Times

On a recent morning, Vichian Bunthawi, 88, a retired palace guard, sat cross-legged on a bench at the sleepy railway station in Bangkok Noi.

From New York Times