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 Isaiah Joe was acquired in a trade with Oklahoma City, adding a 27-year-old guard whose 3-point shooting percentage ranked 10th in the NBA last year to improve one of Detroit's weaknesses. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Critics of the deal exist among both the Chavista old guard and the pro-democracy opposition. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026 Dunk has survived the cull of the ‘old guard’ — Danny Welbeck, Joel Veltman, James Milner, Solly March and Adam Webster have either moved to other clubs, retired or been released. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Not this old guard network, a very closed system of the same wealthy people have kind of been running the show forever. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for old guard

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establishment

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Making peace between the GOP’s pro-Israel establishment and its restive right wing will pose an early challenge for Vice President JD Vance, who’s positioning himself for a posible 2028 run.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The fear increasingly voiced across Israel’s political and cultural establishment is that another Netanyahu victory could push those divisions toward a societal rupture.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026