vanguard

vanguard
[[t]væ̱ngɑː(r)d[/t]]
1) N-SING: usu the N, oft in the N of n If someone is in the vanguard of something such as a revolution or an area of research, they are involved in the most advanced part of it. You can also refer to the people themselves as the vanguard.

Students and intellectuals have been in the vanguard of revolutionary change in China...

Sir James was an immensely distinguished architect in the vanguard of his profession.

...the role of the Party as the political vanguard.

2) N-SING: the N The vanguard of an army is the part of it that goes into battle first.

...a force of mobile reserve units that could strike quickly and effectively at the vanguard of an invading army.


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