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
Listen to this article A Democratic intraparty feud deepened Thursday as the Democratic National Committee warned Vice Chairman David Hogg to stop openly backing primary challengers to sitting lawmakers from the party’s aging old guard.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Some reformist party members openly criticized Yoon’s actions and cast ballots to impeach him, triggering a feud with the party’s old guard who supported the president.
—Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Two old guard specialists with over two decades of experience are now training the company’s physician team.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
But some old guard remnants of the War on Drugs, espouse outdate information which doesn’t acknowledge the medical benefits of cannabis.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Some reformist party members openly criticized Yoon’s actions and cast ballots to impeach him, triggering a feud with the party’s old guard who supported the president.
—Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Two old guard specialists with over two decades of experience are now training the company’s physician team.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
But some old guard remnants of the War on Drugs, espouse outdate information which doesn’t acknowledge the medical benefits of cannabis.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old guard
establishment
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But Jerusalem also appears to have a secondary goal of damaging Iran’s security establishment to such an extent that the country’s domestic opposition can rise up against the regime, Modell said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
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Mamdani, for his part, is painting Cuomo as part of the same old political establishment that has ignored the concerns of working people for years.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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“Old guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20guard. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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