Meaning of changing of the guard | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A ceremony during which the soldiers or other officials guarding a major government building or state residence, especially Buckingham Palace in England, are replaced by a new shift.
2. Any situation in which an individual or group charged with a task or responsibilities in an organization is replaced by another individual or group.
   broadly, figuratively

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Examples

“All the signs are right this time / You don't have⟳ to try⟳ so very hard / If you live⟳ in this world / You're feelin' the change⟳ of the guard”

“I've moved your mountains and marked your cards / But Eden is burning, either get⟳ ready for elimination / Or else your hearts must have⟳ the courage for the changing of the guards”

“At the same stressful time, Detroit's automakers will be going through a major changing of the guard: all three companies are expected to get⟳ new chief executives in the space of two years.”

“NBC has set⟳ a date⟳ for the changing of the guard at "The Tonight Show⟳." After 17 years, Jay Leno will sign⟳ off as host⟳ of the venerated late-night talker.”

“The changing of the guard is set⟳ to ripple out beyond Amazon, which Mr. Bezos has personified for more than two decades.”

“At long last⟳, the referee's whistle was mercifully blown. It had been a sobering and underwhelming tournament, but one that must now fuel the future, with a changing of the guard needed ahead of next year's Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.”

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