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vanguard

[ van-gahrd ]

noun

  1. the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van.
  2. the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like.
  3. the leaders of any intellectual or political movement.
  4. (initial capital letter) Rocketry. a U.S. three-stage, satellite-launching rocket, the first two stages powered by liquid-propellant engines and the third by a solid-propellant engine.


vanguard

/ ˈæˌɡɑː /

noun

  1. the leading division or units of a military force
  2. the leading position in any movement or field, or the people who occupy such a position

    the vanguard of modern literature

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vanguard1

First recorded in 1480–90; earlier van(d)gard(e), from Middle French avangarde, variant of avant-garde; avaunt, guard
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vanguard1

C15: from Old French avant-garde, from avant- fore- + garde guard
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Example Sentences

There is also a renewed sense of purpose with Trump returning to the White House and California poised to emerge, once more, at the vanguard of the political opposition, with Newsom in the lead.

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For example, on Jan. 6 White Christian extremists were in the vanguard of the attack on the Capitol and attempt to end America’s multiracial pluralistic democracy.

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“The thing that was most interesting to me from the very beginning, is what happens when somebody who is at the vanguard of political radicalism in their youth gets older?”

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The governor said he seeks to balance his desire to preserve California’s role as the vanguard of technology against his job to shield society from potential harm.

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Now as governor, Newsom said he seeks to balance his desire to preserve California’s role as the vanguard of technology against his job to shield society from potential harm, particularly around artificial intelligence.

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