Duty and Guard

Duty

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

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

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

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

good	good duty	good guard
full	full duty	full guard
regular	regular duty	regular guard
original	original duty	original guard
Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, main, personal, secret, new, sole, final, military, last, ceremonial.

The Glass Hammer song "Dwarf and Orc" is about Balin Longbeard's anticlimatic duel with an orc guard who had been drinking on duty.

Source: Drinking on Duty
In Batman: Arkham Asylum, the fact that one guard regularly drinks on duty is an important clue in an early investigation.

Source: Drinking on Duty
When she finally decides to head home to a family Christmas gathering, she unfortunately finds that her car won't start, even after help from Thomas, the only security guard left on duty.

Source: Film / P2

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