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

Two Old Guard platoon horses, Mickey and Tony, had to be euthanized within days of each other in February 2022.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

And when I was in training, I was recruited to serve in the Old Guard ceremonial unit across the river in Fort Myer, Va. That was based on a number of factors.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

The figures gather inside like a collection of strangers from different worlds with little in common, united only in their solidarity against the Old Guard.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

The Class-B men, resenting his treatment of the Old Guard, were determined not to let him break into one of their foursomes, and the Class-A men wouldn't have him at any price.

From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van