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1
a person or group that watches over someone or something
- the state became his guardian when he was put into protective custody
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- [slang]
3
someone that protects
- the editor defended his newspaper's unrelenting exposure of government corruption, arguing that it is journalism's role to act as a guardian of democracy
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4
a person who has responsibility for the care of another
- when her parents died, her aunt became her legal guardian
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