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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| old guard |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also Old Guard |
| NOUN: | A conservative, often reactionary element of a class, society, or political group. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | Translation of French Vieille Garde, the imperial guard of Napoleon I. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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