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.
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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.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
After the election, Craig, who is 52 and was first elected in 2018, took on the old guard again, launching an insurgent challenge against two much more senior, septuagenarian lawmakers to be the top Democrat on the Agriculture Committee.
—Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
But there’s still an unspoken rivalry between the newbies and the old guard.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
But even as the old guard grapples with how to engage with a second Trump presidency, a new intraparty battle is emerging in Ohio, a state once known for its swingy politics but which has become reliably Republican since Trump emerged as the GOP’s leader.
—Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
After the election, Craig, who is 52 and was first elected in 2018, took on the old guard again, launching an insurgent challenge against two much more senior, septuagenarian lawmakers to be the top Democrat on the Agriculture Committee.
—Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
But there’s still an unspoken rivalry between the newbies and the old guard.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
But even as the old guard grapples with how to engage with a second Trump presidency, a new intraparty battle is emerging in Ohio, a state once known for its swingy politics but which has become reliably Republican since Trump emerged as the GOP’s leader.
—Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
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