Praetorian Guard

noun

Roman History.

1. the bodyguard of a military commander, especially the imperial guard stationed in Rome.

Praetorian Guard

noun

1. the bodyguard of the Roman emperors, noted for its political corruption, which existed from 27 _bc to 312 _ad

2. a member of this bodyguard

Praetorian Guard

1. In the ancient Roman Empire, the emperor's bodyguard.

The term is sometimes applied to the inner circle of advisers to a major political figure.

Example Sentences

“At some point, reality needs to set in. Instead, we have the vaunted so-called Federalist Society and originalist judges acting as a Praetorian Guard for this post-constitutional structure.”

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Every time the media exaggerates or misleads on a specific story, it provides an opportunity for Trump and his Praetorian Guard to claim that the media exaggerate or mislead on every story.

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“He’s got basically a Praetorian Guard of the conservative media — Fox News, the websites, all this stuff,” Mr. DeSantis told reporters outside his campaign headquarters in Urbandale, Iowa.

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Besides the emperor’s residence, the complex included gardens, places of worship, quarters for the Praetorian Guard that protected the ruler and a service district for workers that overlooked the Roman Forum.

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Eventually Nero’s excesses became too much for his Praetorian Guard, and in C.E.

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