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Old Guard definition

Old Guard

  1. the imperial guard, organized by Napoleon I in 1804
  2. any group that has long defended a cause
  3. the most conservative element of a group, party, etc.

Etymology: transl. of Fr Vieille Garde: so named in contrast to the Young Guard, formed (1810)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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