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guarantor

noun/ˈɡæɹəntə(ɹ)/

What It Means

A person, company, or organization that provides a guarantee.

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Guarantor in Context

“The party is the visible embodiment of class-consciousness, the sole guarantor of the correct political orientation of the proletariat and the sole exponent of its 'real' will.”

— 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in...

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From guarant(ee) + -or.

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