the old guard
noun
: the usually older members of an organization (such as a political party) who do not want or like change
She's not popular with the old guard.
(US) The old guard is stronger than ever.
(British) The old guard are stronger than ever.
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And then there is the old guard, like the powerful Mori family, now largely represented by Yoshiko Mori.
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Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
And more often than not, those trying to sell the increasingly soulless music that proliferates on social platforms as part of this generation’s culture are members of the old guard who stand to profit off of them regardless.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
But Assistant Attorney General Monica Connell dismissed those efforts as lackluster, arguing that the old guard leadership effectively still controls the organization.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 July 2024
Successors who deviate from the status quo invite fierce resistance from the old guard, who maintain considerable control over the levers of power in the system.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
And more often than not, those trying to sell the increasingly soulless music that proliferates on social platforms as part of this generation’s culture are members of the old guard who stand to profit off of them regardless.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
But Assistant Attorney General Monica Connell dismissed those efforts as lackluster, arguing that the old guard leadership effectively still controls the organization.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 July 2024
Successors who deviate from the status quo invite fierce resistance from the old guard, who maintain considerable control over the levers of power in the system.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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“The old guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20old%20guard. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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