new guard

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new guard^¹

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From the antonym old guard.

noun new guards

A group of people who are more willing to accept new ideas than their peers are.
Collectively, people who have recently gained prominence or influence within a specific field. The fits and starts of recent East European political history have many of their deepest roots in this inherently ambiguous predicament of the new guard of middle- and upper-level leaders.

Opposite: old guard

New Guard^²

noun New Guards

Alternative letter-case form of new guard

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"new guard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/new%20guard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{new_guard_2026,
  title = {new guard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/new%20guard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}