the old guardnoun [ S, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌəʊld ˈɡɑːd/us/ˌoʊld ˈɡɑːrd/disapprovingthose people in an organization or society who oppose change and whose beliefs and ideas belong to a period in the past:
Radical reform was, of course, opposed by the old guard.
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Organizations, Societies & clubs
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- Assoc
- association
- book club
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- commission
- committee
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- housing association
- insignia
- institute
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
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