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

El-Sayed won by only 14,000 votes -- roughly one percentage point -- in a race that pitted the party's new blood against the old guard. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Who under the age of 27 can be counted on to carry this franchise when the old guard walks away? — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Street protests in Kyiv and other cities demanded Fedorov’s return, viewing him as a key military modernizer, and urged Zelensky to fire Syrskyi, regarded as part of the old guard. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

But the most interesting trend in Hollywood right now is that a new generation is disrupting the old guard. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for the old guard

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