Meaning Of The Word Old guard

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old guard
If you refer to a group of people as the old guard, you mean that they have worked in a particular organization for a very long time and are unwilling to accept new ideas or practices.

Old Guard in American English
the imperial guard, organized by Napoleon I in 1804
noun: the imperial guard created in 1804 by Napoleon: it made the last French charge at Waterloo

old guard in British English
noun: a group that works for a long-established or old-fashioned cause or principle
noun: the French imperial guard created by Napoleon in 1804

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