the vanguardnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈvæn.ɡɑːd/us/ˈvæn.ɡɑːrd/the part of an army or navy that leads an attack on an enemy
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a group of people who lead the development of new ideas, or a leading position in the development of something:
He is in the vanguard of economic reform.
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the forefront
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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
- artillery
- bomb squad
- command
- commissariat
- corps
- division
- divisional
- general staff
- guard of honour
- infantry
- military policeman
- regiment
- reinforcement
- reserve
- squad
- ta
- task force
- the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- the military police
- the Territorial Army
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Describing the leading position