old guard
noun
variants
or less commonly Old Guard
1
: the conservative and especially older members of an organization (such as a political party)
2
: a group of established prestige and influence
compare new guard
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The rapid rise of Mamdani — whose career included a stint as a rapper before his time in Albany — has caught the party’s old guard by surprise.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Manon, the 23-year-old guard out of Vanderbilt who the Lakers signed to a two-way contract in late July, made his NBA debut during the third quarter of Sunday’s win in Sacramento after missing the entire preseason and most of training camp because of an ankle injury.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
The Golden State Warriors are in the early stages of the 2025-26 campaign, but 22-year-old guard Brandin Podziemski is already thinking about his future.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The oldest player on Miami’s current roster is 32-year-old guard Norman Powell.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Manon, the 23-year-old guard out of Vanderbilt who the Lakers signed to a two-way contract in late July, made his NBA debut during the third quarter of Sunday’s win in Sacramento after missing the entire preseason and most of training camp because of an ankle injury.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
The Golden State Warriors are in the early stages of the 2025-26 campaign, but 22-year-old guard Brandin Podziemski is already thinking about his future.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The oldest player on Miami’s current roster is 32-year-old guard Norman Powell.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Old guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20guard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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