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 The reshuffle immediately drew thousands of protesters into the streets of Kyiv and other cities, framing Fedorov’s removal as Zelenskyy siding with an entrenched military old guard over a reformer. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 As the organization’s first post-Giannis lottery pick, Burries will be one of the new faces for the Bucks, an opportunity the 20-year-old guard doesn’t take for granted. — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Grill, a 26-year-old guard who played for the G League’s Windy City Bulls and Greensboro Swarm in 2025-26, hit four threes off the bench to lead all Celtics with 18 points. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for old guard

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establishment

Noun

Joseph has raised just $103,000, with $19,000 picked up in the first weeks of August as media reports have painted the former Republican Jolly as the Democratic establishment candidate against a progressive Joseph.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The levy applies at nearly every stage of a trust’s life, from establishment to profit distribution and wind-up.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026