Background and Guard

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Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Guard and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guard" instead a noun "Background".

Guard noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.

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Background and guard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Guard".

sympathetic	sympathetic background	sympathetic guard
original	original background	original guard
fake	fake background	fake guard
single	single background	single guard
Other adjectives: simple, abusive, poor, actual, entire, real, blue, main, new, military, random.

One famous example is Ray Traylor's background as a prison guard at a Georgia prison, which was used to create his character the Big Bossman.

Source: Actor-Shared Background
He starts off as a background antagonist, a guard of Head Thaumaturge Sybil Mira.

Source: Heel Face Revolving Door / Literature
It Will Never Catch On: One guard in the background at the government office describes his idea for an interactive television game, only to be scoffed at.

Source: Video Game / Mafia II

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