Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a rear guard.
- adjective Of or relating to economic, political, or social resistance.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Part of an army detached during a march for the protection of the rear, especially in retreating when the attacks of a pursuing enemy are feared.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, or relating to a
rearguard - adjective of, or relating to
resistance inpolitics etc
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Examples
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Syria has been waging a rear-guard action against the tribunal, accusing it of fabricated testimony.
Lebanon Faces Deepening Political Crisis Over International Tribunal 2010
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The group later mounted a rear-guard campaign against the multi-national force that deployed after Israel withdrew.
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Virginia captain Thomas Bullitt prevented utter catastrophe with a stubborn rear-guard action.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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And (delightfully) the same sentiment which could be so serious in a rear-guard action could also take itself as lightly as all happy loves often do.
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President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency is fighting a rear-guard action to accomplish via regulation what voters rejected via Congress: ruinously expensive restrictions on carbon emissions in the name of fighting "global warming."
Australia's Carbon Warning for Obama Tom Switzer 2011
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And (delightfully) the same sentiment which could be so serious in a rear-guard action could also take itself as lightly as all happy loves often do.
War on Terror 2010
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You must realize, however, that glibertarians are playing a rear-guard action at deflection.
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But is the software giant fighting a rear-guard action against an inevitable future?
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Once in Bactria, he would lead a rear-guard effort to retake the empire.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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And (delightfully) the same sentiment which could be so serious in a rear-guard action could also take itself as lightly as all happy loves often do.
Stromata Blog: 2009
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