praetorian

The Japanese, on the contrary, were enrolled as a kind of praetorian guard, or janissaries; in this character, however, their pride and power became so formidable that the king grew uneasy and disbanded them.

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Anna Harriette Leonowens 1874

The Japanese, on the contrary, were enrolled as a kind of praetorian guard, or janissaries; in this character, however, their pride and power became so formidable that the king grew uneasy and disbanded them.

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Leonowens, Anna H 1870

But he also cautions that Egypt "is now and is likely to remain a praetorian state," where the military plays a dominant role.

Pivotal Moment for America Gerald F. Seib 2011

In an odd way, the halfhearted, demoralizing, aborted operations in Vilnius and elsewhere may have inoculated the system against successful praetorian intervention.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

In an odd way, the halfhearted, demoralizing, aborted operations in Vilnius and elsewhere may have inoculated the system against successful praetorian intervention.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Realizing that the end was near, Ben Ali fled, leaving some members of his family in the lurch and unleashing his praetorian Presidential Guard as well as the other security forces to confront the swelling ranks of demonstrators.

Clement M. Henry: The Tunisian Army: Defending the Beachhead of Democracy in the Arab World Clement M. Henry 2011

In an odd way, the halfhearted, demoralizing, aborted operations in Vilnius and elsewhere may have inoculated the system against successful praetorian intervention.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

But at the regime's apex—Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, his praetorian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the clergy who've remained committed to theocracy—religious ideology and anti-Americanism have intensified.

Iran's Act of War Reuel Marc Gerecht 2011

Since when do candidates for the Senate walk around with their own praetorian guard that puts members of the press corp in handcuffs?

Jacob Heilbrunn: It's Not Miller Time Jacob Heilbrunn 2010

Although disposing of only a dozen operational helicopters and confronting the praetorian Presidential Guard which itself possessed armored vehicles, the more professional and united military managed to subdue its opponents over the course of several days.

Clement M. Henry: The Tunisian Army: Defending the Beachhead of Democracy in the Arab World Clement M. Henry 2011