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pretorian


 
  Overview  of  adj  pretorian 
 
  The  adj  pretorian  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  praetorian,  praetorial,  pretorian,  pretorial  --  (of  or  relating  to  a  Roman  praetor;  "praetorial  powers") 
  2.  praetorian,  pretorian  --  (characteristic  of  Praetorian  soldiers  in  respect  to  corruption  or  political  venality;  "a  large  praetorian  bureaucracy  filled  with  ambitious...and  often  sycophantic  people  makes  work  and  makes  trouble"-  Arthur  M.Schlesinger  Jr.) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  pretorian 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  pretorian 
 
  Sense  2 
  praetorian,  pretorian 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  corrupt)  ->  incorrupt 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  pretorian 
 
  2  senses  of  pretorian 
 
  Sense  1 
  praetorian,  praetorial,  pretorian,  pretorial 
  Pertains  to  noun  praetor  (Sense  1) 
  =>praetor,  pretor 
  =>  judge,  justice,  jurist,  magistrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  praetorian,  pretorian 
  =>  corrupt  (vs.  incorrupt) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  pretorian 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  pretorian 
 
  pretorian  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  pretorian 
  pretorian 
 
  Overview  of  adj  pretorian 
 
  The  adj  pretorian  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  praetorian,  praetorial,  pretorian,  pretorial  --  (of  or  relating  to  a  Roman  praetor;  "praetorial  powers") 
  2.  praetorian,  pretorian  --  (characteristic  of  Praetorian  soldiers  in  respect  to  corruption  or  political  venality;  "a  large  praetorian  bureaucracy  filled  with  ambitious...and  often  sycophantic  people  makes  work  and  makes  trouble"-  Arthur  M.Schlesinger  Jr.) 



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