OLD GUARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does old guard mean? 

• OLD GUARD (noun)
  The noun OLD GUARD has 1 sense:

1. a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas

  Familiarity information: OLD GUARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLD GUARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("old guard" is a kind of...):

faction; sect (a dissenting clique)