Thesaurus results for OLD GUARD

old guard

noun

Definition of old guard

as in establishment

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.

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Recent Examples of old guard After starting last season on a Heat two-way contract and later being promoted to a standard deal the final week of the season, the 25-year-old guard who went undrafted out of Maryland in 2024, currently is without a deal for next season. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026 The 26-year-old guard will have a chance to add NBA Summer League champion to his resume as one of the newest members of the Sacramento Kings. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Mayo, a 6-foot-4, 23-year-old guard from Lawrence, who played for KU his senior year after three seasons at South Dakota State, was a member of the Cleveland Charge in the NBA G League during the 2025-26 campaign. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Dumont, whose professional background is in owning and operating casinos, is gambling that his franchise can use a 34-year-old guard who is coming off another major injury whose forte is surreal quickness and dribble-drive penetration as the primary complement to Cooper Flagg. — Mac Engel june 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for old guard

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establishment

Noun

Democrats endured a bitter and expensive campaign that became a proxy battle between the party’s establishment and progressive wings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Stevens boasts the support of a growing list of establishment bigwigs—including Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and the state’s outgoing senator, Gary Peters—who clearly view her as more electable.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026