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old guard¹

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Calque of French vieille garde.

noun old guards

  1. A conservative, reactionary faction that is more unwilling to accept new ideas than their peers are.
  2. An established group of prestige and influence. The Blues, without new big-money signings Fernando Torres and David Luiz, relied on their old guard to dig them out of an early hole.
  3. capitalized, historical The imperial guard created in 1804 by Napoleon.

Opposite: new guard

Old Guard²

noun Old Guards

  1. Alternative letter-case form of old guard

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noun

Opposite: new guard

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noun old guard

Françaisarrière-garde, vieille garde
Ελληνικάπαλιά φρουρά paliá frourá

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

APA

old guard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/old%20guard

Chicago

"old guard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/old%20guard.

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@misc{old_guard_2026,
  title = {old guard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20guard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}