palace guard
Americannoun
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the security force protecting a palace.
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a group of trusted advisers who often control access to a sovereign, president, or other chief executive.
Etymology
Origin of palace guard
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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 ● Apr. 15, 2023
And records published by the Colombian magazine Semana show that top palace guard Dimitri Hérard traveled repeatedly to Colombia in the months before the killing, suggesting he might have been involved in recruiting the mercenaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2021
Wait, I’ve got it: Picture a noble palace guard, swathed in 13 layers of dry cleaner’s plastic wrap, but, you know, proportional.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2013
But then the palace guard found Caligula's uncle Claudius hiding behind a curtain and hailed him emperor instead.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2013
I have instructed the palace guard to put a quick end to any further attempts to exploit this charitable service.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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