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the usually older members of an organization (such as a political party) who do not want or like change
She's not popular with the old guard.
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Recent Examples of old guard
Cornyn is seen as representative of the state GOP’s old guard, while Paxton is seen as a leader of the state’s rising far-right wing.
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The prolific – and still very active – Bellocchio, who is 85, is considered the greatest living Italian director of the country’s old guard that came of age during the 1960s.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
In Sri Lanka, voters also rejected a discredited old guard.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Among the McQueen old guard to have rallied around McGirr back on home shores: milliner Philip Treacy.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Julia Mueller, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The prolific – and still very active – Bellocchio, who is 85, is considered the greatest living Italian director of the country’s old guard that came of age during the 1960s.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
In Sri Lanka, voters also rejected a discredited old guard.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Among the McQueen old guard to have rallied around McGirr back on home shores: milliner Philip Treacy.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Old guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20guard. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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