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Meaning of pretorian in English
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Classifying Adjective
pretorian
Definitions
1.
characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality
Examples
« a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr. »
Synonyms
corrupt
Qualitative Adjective
pretorian
Definitions
1.
of or relating to a Roman praetor
Examples
« praetorial powers »