Guarantor
noun
A person, organization, or thing that makes a promise that certain conditions will be fulfilled.
The bank required a guarantor before it would approve the loan application.
Often appears as...
- act as a guarantor
- guarantor of the loan
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Formal
Academic
noun
A person or entity that agrees to be responsible for another's debt or performance under a contract, if the other fails to pay or perform.
Since he had no credit history, his father served as a guarantor for his car loan.
Often appears as...
- guarantor for the debt
- guarantor under the contract
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A person or organization that guarantees that something will be done or will happen.
The government served as a guarantor of peace in the troubled region.
Often appears as...
- guarantor of peace
- guarantor of security
Usage tips
Formal
Political
noun
A person, organization, or thing that makes a promise that certain conditions will be fulfilled.
The bank required a guarantor before it would approve the loan application.
Often appears as...
- act as a guarantor
- guarantor of the loan
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A person or entity that agrees to be responsible for another's debt or performance under a contract, if the other fails to pay or perform.
Since he had no credit history, his father served as a guarantor for his car loan.
Often appears as...
- guarantor for the debt
- guarantor under the contract
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A person or organization that guarantees that something will be done or will happen.
The government served as a guarantor of peace in the troubled region.
Often appears as...
- guarantor of peace
- guarantor of security
Usage tips
Formal
Political
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Condition Assurance
Think of a guarantor as a safety net, promising that what's agreed upon will actually happen.
Her aunt was the guarantor for her student exchange program, ensuring all conditions were met.
Pro Tip 2/2Transactional Trust
A guarantor is involved in situations requiring high trust, often related to financial agreements.
Without a guarantor, the young entrepreneur could not lease the office space.
Pro Tip 1/2Condition Assurance
Think of a guarantor as a safety net, promising that what's agreed upon will actually happen.
Her aunt was the guarantor for her student exchange program, ensuring all conditions were met.
Pro Tip 2/2Transactional Trust
A guarantor is involved in situations requiring high trust, often related to financial agreements.
Without a guarantor, the young entrepreneur could not lease the office space.
Pro Tip 1/2Condition Assurance
Think of a guarantor as a safety net, promising that what's agreed upon will actually happen.
Her aunt was the guarantor for her student exchange program, ensuring all conditions were met.
Pro Tip 2/2Transactional Trust
A guarantor is involved in situations requiring high trust, often related to financial agreements.
Without a guarantor, the young entrepreneur could not lease the office space.
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Ashley Montagu
English Scientist
It is work, work that one delights in, that is the surest guarantor of happiness. But even here it is a work that has to be earned by labor in one's earlier years. One should labor so hard in youth that everything one does subsequently is easy by comparison.
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Hussein of Jordan
Jordanian Royalty
We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come.
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Hassan Rouhani
Iranian Leader
Anyone who understands the rudiments of politics doesn't say, 'We will stop Iran's oil exports'... we have been the guarantor of the regional waterway's security throughout history.
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Anna Lindh
Swedish Politician
In a case like Iraq the UN has again shown what important role it plays as the guarantor for protecting international peace and stability in the global political structure.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government.
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Boris Johnson
British Politician
The idea that the EU is somehow the guarantor of peace on the continent - that is in itself rash, in my view, and risks undermining the vital role of Nato.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian Statesman
I believe that democracy is the best guarantor for peace and cooperation among nations.
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Vladimir Putin
Russian Statesman
Our military might is the guarantor of Russia's security and independence.
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Guy Ryder
British Scientist
Social justice is the surest guarantor of peace in the world.
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Michael Caputo
American Public Servant
Putin must stand as the guarantor of media freedom.
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Ashley Montagu
English Scientist
It is work, work that one delights in, that is the surest guarantor of happiness. But even here it is a work that has to be earned by labor in one's earlier years. One should labor so hard in youth that everything one does subsequently is easy by comparison.
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Hussein of Jordan
Jordanian Royalty
We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come.
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Hassan Rouhani
Iranian Leader
Anyone who understands the rudiments of politics doesn't say, 'We will stop Iran's oil exports'... we have been the guarantor of the regional waterway's security throughout history.
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Anna Lindh
Swedish Politician
In a case like Iraq the UN has again shown what important role it plays as the guarantor for protecting international peace and stability in the global political structure.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
Democracy, loudly upheld as a cure for much of the ailing world, has proved no guarantor of political wisdom, even if it remains the least bad form of government.
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Boris Johnson
British Politician
The idea that the EU is somehow the guarantor of peace on the continent - that is in itself rash, in my view, and risks undermining the vital role of Nato.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Indian Statesman
I believe that democracy is the best guarantor for peace and cooperation among nations.
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Vladimir Putin
Russian Statesman
Our military might is the guarantor of Russia's security and independence.
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Guy Ryder
British Scientist
Social justice is the surest guarantor of peace in the world.
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Michael Caputo
American Public Servant
Putin must stand as the guarantor of media freedom.
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