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old guardism

old guardism noun: support for the old guard; a conservative, reactionary position or policy.

Noun

old guardism (uncountable)

  1. Support for the old guard; a conservative, reactionary position or policy.

Origin of old guardism

From old guard + -ism.

Questions about old guardism

What does old guardism mean?
Old guardism means support for the old guard; a conservative, reactionary position or policy.
What part of speech is old guardism?
Old guardism is a noun.

Words near old guardism in the dictionary

  1. Old Gray Lady
  2. Old Greek
  3. Old Greenwich
  4. Old Grevillia
  5. old guard
  6. old guardism
  7. old guardist
  8. old guardists
  9. old guards
  10. Old Guildford
  11. Old Gutnish

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