Synonyms for praetorian

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 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.