the old guard

noun

: 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.

(US) The old guard is stronger than ever.

(British) The old guard are stronger than ever.

Examples of the old guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So some team will be playing for its first tourney championship Saturday night against somebody in the old guard — most likely against No. 1 seed Duke and Cooper Flagg, but possibly someone else. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025

While the old guard will probably stick to their traditional knitting, there is a growing new guard with a much more open mind. —Mike Dojc, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

But on Saturday, Mr. Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18 people, including some of the brightest lights of the old guard that Mr. Trump wants to tear down. —Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025

Nevada’s Frey Ranch checks all of these boxes, however, and this five-year-old, grain-to-glass bourbon stands with the best of the old guard. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for the old guard

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard