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  Old Guard

  noun

  the imperial guard created in 1804 by Napoleon: it made the last French charge at Waterloo.
• old guard
  old guard

  noun

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

Old Guard

American  

noun

1. the imperial guard created in 1804 by Napoleon: it made the last French charge at Waterloo.

2. (in the U.S.) the conservative element of any political party, especially the Republican Party.

3. (usually lowercase) the influential, established, more conservative members of any body, group, movement, etc..

   the old guard of New York society.

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old guard ¹ British  

noun

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

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Old Guard ² British  

noun

1. the French imperial guard created by Napoleon in 1804

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Etymology

Origin of Old Guard

Translation of French Vieille Garde

Example Sentences

Netflix proved with "The Old Guard" they can make a decent Europudding action film.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023

Infantry Regiment, known as the Old Guard, kept precise, ritualistic vigil on the eastern side of the massive stone crypt overlooking the cemetery and the nation’s capital.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2021

On July 2, 1937, the Old Guard took up sentinel duty, manning around-the-clock watch that continues to this day.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2021

Infantry Regiment, the Army’s oldest active-duty infantry unit, which is known as the Old Guard and includes the Tomb Guard.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2021

From this time Mary became much attached to him, and they frequently took many pleasant rambles together, and the Old Guard called him a little corporal, and said he might one day be an officer.

From Child of the Regiment by Anonymous