Guardian
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Guardian may refer to:
- A legal guardian, a person responsible for a ward.
- Guardian, one of the four temperaments according to the Keirsey Temperament Sorter.
- The Guardian, a British newspaper founded in 1821 as the Manchester Guardian, which took its current title in 1959.
- 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, the appointed leader of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957, title given to Shoghi Effendi.
- 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 Silver Age DC Comics hero.
- Guardian (Ultima), the final villain of the Ultima series.
- Guardian (band), a contemporary Christian rock band.
- HMS Guardian, three ships of the Royal Navy.
- Any kind of boss in video games.
- Guardian Unit of Nations, from the Sonic the Hedgehog fictional universe.
- A custom operating system called Guardian that was key to Tandem Computers system's failover modes.