Red Guard

Red Guard

n.

1. A member of an activist youth movement in China, prominent during the Chinese Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s, that espoused Maoist principles.

2. A member of a radical political group with Maoist leanings.

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[Translation of Chinese (Mandarin) hóng wèibng : hóng, red + wèibng, guard (wèi, to defend + bng, weapons, troops).]

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Red Guard

n

(Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of a Chinese youth movement that attempted to effect the Cultural Revolution (1965-71)

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Red Guard - a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles political movement - a group of people working together to achieve a political goal Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world