the old guard

a group of people who have worked in an organization for a long time and do not want it to change She has tried to resist attempts by the old guard to halt the reform process.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mikhailo	-	Ukrainian
'Ezra'	-	Biblical Hebrew
PÒL	POL	Scottish
Louisa	loo-EEZ-ə (English), loo-EES-ə (English)	English, German, Dutch
Jaquelyn	JAK-ə-lin	English (Rare)
&Thorn;ÓRgeirr	-	Ancient Scandinavian