Definitions For Vanguard

noun

• The position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
• The leading units moving at the head of an army
• Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
• The group of people who are the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc.
• The soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward