Synonyms of pretorian

Adjective

1. praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial

usage: of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers"

2. Praetorian, Pretorian, corrupt (vs. incorrupt)

usage: characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with 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.