praetorian has definitions from the field of military
1
[ adjective ] of or relating to a Roman praetor

Examples

"praetorial powers"

Related terms

praetor praetor praetor praetor

2
[ adjective ] (military) characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality

Synonyms

pretorian

Examples

"a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.

Related terms

corrupt

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