"Guards" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Guards pl (plural only)
  1. (UK) Any of several regiments in the Household Division of the British Army Tags: UK, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Guards-en-noun-y-4T-g1S Categories (other): British English, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 60 40
  2. (Ireland) The Gardaí; the police force. Tags: Ireland, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Guards-en-noun-jnMCYoYf Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Coldstream Guards, Grenadier Guards, Guards Machine Gun Regiment, Irish Guards, Scots Guards, Welsh Guards

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