noun
- the foremost part of an advancing army or naval force
- the leaders of a movement or the forefront of new developments
Usage: military
Examples
- The vanguard of the army crossed the river at dawn.
- She was in the vanguard of the civil rights movement.
- This company is in the vanguard of technological innovation.
- The vanguard troops encountered heavy resistance.
- Artists in the vanguard often face criticism from traditionalists.
- The research team is at the vanguard of cancer treatment.
- Revolutionary ideas often emerge from the vanguard of society.