Vanguard - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvænɡɑːrd|  American pronunciation of the word vanguard
Brit.  |ˈvænɡɑːd|  British pronunciation of the word vanguard

noun

- the leading units moving at the head of an army (syn: van)
- any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) (syn: avant-garde, van)
- the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field (syn: forefront)

Extra examples

...a style of jazz that the vanguard quickly recognized as new and exciting...

...talk radio is often regarded as being in the vanguard of the conservative movement...

For Marx, workers constitute the vanguard of society.

The shop has always been in the vanguard of London fashion trends.

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