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 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 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 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