Definition of vanguard
1 : the forefront of an action or movement
2 : the troops moving at the head of an army
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Examples of vanguard in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of vanguard from the Web
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That benchmark is similar to the one approved by New York, putting the two most populous states in the vanguard of the carbon-reduction movement in America.
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The Sacramento Bee California, viewed as a vanguard of environmental policy, is working to coalesce support for carbon-reduction efforts around the world.
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Met Ed vice president Jack Herbein told reporters, vanguard of a news army to come.
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium was in the vanguard of the new generation of aquariums emphasizing conservation, education and research as much as exhibition space.
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VANGUARD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of vanguard for English Language Learners
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: the group of people who are the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc.
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the vanguard : the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward
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