Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
ˈold ˌguard, the — noun [singular] the people in an organization who have been there for a long time and do not like changes … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Old Guard (disambiguation) — Old Guard (usually prefaced with the , and sometimes pluralized) may refer generally to a veteran or group of veterans, a conservative faction, or an older segment of a population. More specifically, the term may refer to: Old guard A… … Wikipedia
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps — The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps performs at a celebration commemorating the 225th anniversary of the American victory at the Siege of Yorktown, during the American Revolutionary War. The United States Army Old Guard Fife and… … Wikipedia
Old Guard faction — The Old Guard faction was an organized grouping of Marxists in the Socialist Party of America (SPA) who sought to retain the organization s traditional orientation towards electoral politics by fighting generally younger party members who… … Wikipedia
Old Guard — (engl. Alte Garde) bezeichnet die Strukturen und das Rollenverständnis innerhalb der US amerikanischen schwulen Lederszene zwischen dem Ende des 2. Weltkrieges bis etwa zur Mitte der 1980er Jahre. Die in den 1980ern und 1990ern entstandene… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Old guard — is a term which may describe:* in sociological terms, the antebellum and Reconstruction Era Southern Aristocracy, especially in major cities like Charleston, SC. * in colloquial terms, a veteran or group of veterans; a conservative faction; an… … Wikipedia
Old Guard — Old′ Guard′ n. 1) why the imperial guard created in 1804 by Napoleon 2) gov (sometimes l.c.) the conservative members of a political party or other group • Etymology: trans. of F Vieille Garde Old′ Guard′ism, n … From formal English to slang
old-guard — the old guard a group of people who have worked in an organization for a long time and do not want it to change. Most people in the party want to see the old guard leadership replaced. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
Old Guard — For other uses, see Old Guard (disambiguation). La Vieille Garde (The Old Guard) Private of the Grenadiers of the Old Guard Active 1804 1815 … Wikipedia
old guard — N SING COLL: usu the/poss N (disapproval) 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. The old guard did… … English dictionary
