The Guardian

See also Guardians.

Several newspapers go by the name of Guardian:

• The Guardian, a British newspaper founded in 1821 as the Manchester Guardian, which took its current title in 1959.
• The San Francisco Bay Guardian, a free weekly newspaper published in San Francisco.
• The Guardian is also the name of the newspaper of the Communist Party of Australia.
• The Guardian (1713), a short-lived British publication of 1713, founded by Richard Steele and featuring contributions by his collaborator Joseph Addison.
• The Guardian (1846), a weekly Anglican newspaper founded in 1846 by Richard William Church and others, which ran until 1951.
• Guardian (US), a New York newspaper, published as the National Guardian from 1948 to 1967 and Guardian from 1967 to 1992.
• The Guardian (Tanzania), a Tanzanian newspaper.
• The Guardian (Nigeria), a Nigerian newspaper.
• The Guardian (Belize), a Belizean newspaper.

Guardian can also refer to:

• Guardian, a title given to a guard or protector.
• Legal guardian, a person responsible for a ward.
• Guardian (weapon), a double action only pistol
• Guardian Records, a record label affiliated with EMI, which went out of business in 2002.
• The Guardian (1990 film), a 1990 motion picture.
• Guardian (2000 film), a 2000 motion picture.
• The Guardian (2006 film), a 2006 motion picture.
• The Guardian (TV series), a CBS TV show.
• Guardian (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero and a Golden Age DC Comics hero.
• Guardian (Ultima), the final villain of the Ultima series.
• Guardian (band), a contemporary Christian rock band.
• Guardian Unit of Nations, from the Sonic the Hedgehog fictional universe.
• HMS Guardian, three ships of the Royal Navy.
• Guardian, one of the four temperaments according to the Keirsey Temperament Sorter.
• The Guardian, the appointed leader of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957, title given to Shoghi Effendi.
• Guardian, a custom operating system that was key to Tandem Computers systems' failover modes.
• In AdventureQuest, one of the players that has paid to have special acess to the game.

 

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