OLD GUARD meaning: Traditional leaders resistant to change

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old guard, the old guard: Merriam-Webster
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Definitions from Wiktionary (old guard)

▸ noun: A (comparatively) conservative, reactionary faction that is more unwilling to accept new ideas than their peers are.
▸ noun: Collectively, the members of a team who have been a long time in a place.

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traditionalist, reactionary, conservation, more...

Phrases:

the old guard, Honour Chevron for the Old Guard, Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, more...

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