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white guard

noun, sometimes capitalized W&G
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Definition of white guard

: a reactionary or counterrevolutionary force or party

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First Known Use of white guard

1918, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for white guard

from the White Guard, anti-Communist force organized in Finland in 1918

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The first known use of white guard was in 1918

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“White guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20guard. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.

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