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old guard also Old Guard

A conservative, often reactionary element of a class, society, or political group.

[Translation of French Vieille Garde, the imperial guard of Napoleon I.]

old guard

1. a group that works for a long-established or old-fashioned cause or principle

2. the conservative element in a political party or other group

[from Old Guard]

Old Guard

(Historical Terms) the French imperial guard created by Napoleon in 1804

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Noun

old guard - a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas

faction, sect - a dissenting clique

old guard

noun traditionalists, conservatives, reactionaries He belongs to the Nationalist Party's old guard.

Translations

old guard n the old guard → la vecchia guardia

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