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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Following the Opera War, the old guard is weakened.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Once the old guard was no longer in the picture, the new investigation ramped up with remarkable speed.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
As businesses pivot to cloud architectures, microservices and APIs, the old guard of static scanning and manual processes can’t keep pace with modern development—and cybercriminals know it.
—Aviv Mussinger, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Voters want change and are fed up with the old guard in American politics.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Once the old guard was no longer in the picture, the new investigation ramped up with remarkable speed.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
As businesses pivot to cloud architectures, microservices and APIs, the old guard of static scanning and manual processes can’t keep pace with modern development—and cybercriminals know it.
—Aviv Mussinger, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Voters want change and are fed up with the old guard in American politics.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the old guard
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“The old guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20old%20guard. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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