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The present Arab uprising didn't stem from Israel. The old guard is trying to keep down the young chickens. The old guard is better organized. They may win elections, but unless they have a solution to poverty, to corruption, to oppression, they will not last. I am with the young people.
Shimon Peres

Meaning of "old guard" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OLD GUARD

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD GUARD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD GUARD

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Old guard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD GUARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Old Guard (disambiguation)

Old Guard generally refers 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, units of the French Imperial Guard under Napoleon Bonaparte ▪ Old Guard, the Southern high society in the Reconstruction era of the United States, especially in major cities like Charleston and Atlanta ▪ Old Guard, a segment of the leather subculture ▪ Old Guard, a right wing organisation of the 1920s and 1930s ▪ Old Guard, a division of the Gate City Guard of Atlanta, Georgia, United States ▪ Old Guard, a ceremonial battalion of New York City infantry veterans, founded 1826 ▪ Old Guard, a ceremonial battalion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ▪ Old Guards, the collective term for military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Russia ▪ Bolshevik old guard ▪ Old Guard faction, an organized grouping in the Socialist Party of America in the early 1930s, which left in 1936 to establish the Social Democratic Federation ▪ The Old Guard, an American magazine published from 1863 to 1867 ▪ Nickname of the 3rd U.S.

Definition of old guard in the English dictionary

The definition of old guard in the dictionary is a group that works for a long-established or old-fashioned cause or principle. Other definition of old guard is the conservative element in a political party or other group.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD GUARD

old faithful
Old Father Time
old flame
old folks´ home
Old French
Old Frisian
old fustic
old gentleman
old girl
Old Glory
old gold
old hand
Old Harry
old hat
Old High German
Old Icelandic
old identity
Old Irish
Old Kingdom
old lady

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD GUARD

armed guard
bodyguard
coastguard
crossing guard
dog guard
guard
honor guard
Jacquard
lifeguard
mudguard
off-guard
off one´s guard
officer of the guard
on one´s guard
point guard
rearguard
safeguard
security guard
shin guard
stand guard
vanguard

Synonyms and antonyms of old guard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OLD GUARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «old guard» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of old guard

Translation of «old guard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD GUARD

Find out the translation of old guard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old guard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old guard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老后卫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vieja guardia
570 millions of speakers

English

old guard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने गार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحرس القديم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старая гвардия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

velha guarda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরানো পাহারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieille garde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengawal lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alte Garde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

保守派
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보수파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengawal lawas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảo vệ cũ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய பாதுகாப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुना रक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eski muhafız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vecchia guardia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stara gwardia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стара гвардія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vechea gardă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλιά φρουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou garde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gamla gardet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eldre garde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old guard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD GUARD»

The term «old guard» is regularly used and occupies the 78.665 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD GUARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old guard

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4 QUOTES WITH «OLD GUARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word old guard.
1
Mark Hatfield
Yes, I'm of the old guard, liberal Republican.
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Shimon Peres
The present Arab uprising didn't stem from Israel. The old guard is trying to keep down the young chickens. The old guard is better organized. They may win elections, but unless they have a solution to poverty, to corruption, to oppression, they will not last. I am with the young people.
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Jonathan Sacks
What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protest? Civil war? A change of government? The ousting of the old guard and its replacement by the new? History, more often than not, shows that hopes raised by such events are often dashed, sooner rather than later.
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Ray Winstone
Well, for me, my favourite 'Indiana Jones' is 'The Last Crusade,' because you get tears in your eyes when you see the old guard standing at the end, so that's my favourite one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD GUARD»

Discover the use of old guard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old guard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order 1940-1944
A disturbing account of the Vichy period, demonstrating how in the interests of stability, French national feeling favored collboration with the German-controlled regime.
Robert O. Paxton, 2001
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Last of the Old Guard
In this perceptive novel, set against the backdrop of old New York, Auchincloss exposes the temptations and vicissitudes that thrust his characters toward unforeseen fates.
Louis Auchincloss, 2012
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The Old Guard
A brutal and unflinchingly honest portrayal of the effects of concentration camp life on the human psyche.
Mieczyslaw Lurczynski, Gerald W. Speca, 2010
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The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard
The book examines the movement and its proponents and describes how the system responded to the criticisms and efforts to change accepted practices and entrenched ways of thinking.
James Burton, 2014
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The Leatherman's Protocol Handbook: A Handbook on "Old ...
Rather than just a regular book of protocols, The Leatherman's Protocol Handbook documents the history of John D. Weal's experiences with the so-called 'old guard'.
John D. Weal, 2010
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The Slave Journals and Other Tales of the Old Guard
If your idea of Old Guard practices is largely gleaned from the Internet, these stories will surprise you. Many have written essays about the Old Guard, but this book conveys its essence in a new way, by showing rather than telling.
‎2010
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Lee's Lieutenants: Singapore's Old Guard
Contributors The Organisational Utility Men (Lam Peng Er) The Economic Architect (Tilak Doshi and Peter Coclanis) The Social Architect (Kwok Kian Woon) The Legalists (Kevin Tan) Making the History of Singapore (Hong Lysa) The Malay ...
Kevin Tan, Peng Er Lam, 1999
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Defender of the old guard: John Bricker and American politics
Based on Bricker's papers and several other manuscript collections, Davies's lively biography offers an insightful portrait of a politician who embodied conservative reaction to the sweeping changes of his time.
Richard O. Davies, 1993
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The Old Guard and the Avant-Garde: Modernism in Chicago, ...
Modernism. and. Chicago. Art: 1910-1940. Susan S. Weininger In 1932, J. Z. Jacobson, who must have assumed that one can never be too avant-garde, published a compendium of important contemporary artists, Art of Today: Chicago, 2933.
Sue Ann Prince, 1990
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Lee's Lieutenants: Singapore's Old Guard
Examines the origins of Singapore's nationhood, economic success and one-party dominance.
Peng Er Lam, Kevin Yl Tan, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD GUARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old guard is used in the context of the following news items.
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For Formula One and Europe, Crossroads in Budapest
And it arrived during a transitional period from an old guard of drivers to a new crop that would dominate the series for nearly a decade. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Eddie Ansah hails 'old guard' influence
Eddie Ansah hails 'old guard' influence. « Prev · Next » · Comments (0) · Facebook · Twitter · Google+; Email This; Print This. Hearts Group ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen out as blood pools in her eye
Lindsay Whalen's streak of 106 consecutive starts for the Lynx was snapped when the 33-year-old guard missed Wednesday's game against ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
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Veteran's Story: Proud member of the 'Old Guard'
The U.S. Army's Third Infantry Regiment, called the “Old Guard,” is entrusted to guard The Tomb of the Unknowns. Fewer than 20 percent of ... «Rockdale News, Jul 15»
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RPT-INSIGHT-Global miners face succession crisis as old guard
TORONTO/VANCOUVER, July 20 (Reuters) - As if slumping commodity prices and unhappy shareholders were not enough, global mining ... «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
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The Giving Garden at the Warren Arboretum subject of July 26 …
Mike Bennett will speak to the Old Guard of Summit at its Tuesday, July 28th meeting. His subject is the "The Wagner Farm Arboretum." «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Insight - Global miners face succession crisis as old guard nears …
TORONTO/VANCOUVER As if slumping commodity prices and unhappy shareholders were not enough, global mining companies are also ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
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Craig Williams gets Supido (rails) home in a fighting finish over …
One for the ages as old guard fight out jockeys' premiership race as new breed looms on the horizon. by: Matt Stewart; From: Sunday Herald ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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Rahul reaches out to Congress old guard in bid to revive 'sinking ship'
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is making desperate attempts to revive his party post the humiliating debacle in the 2014 Lok ... «New Kerala, Jul 15»
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Emmy Nominations: Diversity, Innovation Rewarded, but Old Guard
At the same time, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences also honored prestige TV's equivalent of the old guard. HBO's “Game of Thrones” ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Old guard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/old-guard>. Apr 2024 ».
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