old guard in English

noun
1
the original or long-standing members of a group or party, especially ones who are unwilling to accept change or new ideas.
the aging right-wing old guard

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1. 1 The conservative old guard had re-established its political supremacy.

2. The first generation of tango players was called "Guardia Vieja" (the Old Guard).

3. Lefebvre commanded a division of the Old Guard in the German campaign of 1805.

4. Japan's old-guard businesses think this would be unnecessarily disruptive. And Mr Son's brashness annoys many. One boss calls him a “parasite” who must be eliminated.

5. Andromache was known for her loyalty and survival in the face of suffering, which is another set of traits that we can use to describe the heroine of ‘The Old Guard’