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- DictionaryVan·guard/ˈvanˌɡärd/
noun
- 1. a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas: "the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard"
- 2. the foremost part of an advancing army or naval force.
The meaning of VANGUARD is the forefront of an action or movement. Did you know?
THE VANGUARD definition: 1. the part of an army or navy that leads an attack on an enemy 2. a group of people who lead the…. Learn more.
the front part of a group of people who are moving forward, esp. an army. The vanguard is also the people who are making changes or new developments in something: These craftspeople are in the vanguard in the art of modern furniture design.
noun. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) synonyms: avant-garde, new wave, van. see more. noun. the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field. synonyms: cutting edge, forefront. see more.
n. 1. (Military) 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. [C15: from Old French avant-garde, from avant- fore- + garde guard]
vanguard. the leaders of a movement in society, for example in politics, art, industry, etc. The party claimed to be the vanguard of the world revolutionary movement. in the vanguard of something The company is proud to be in the vanguard of scientific progress.
If someone is in the vanguard of something such as a revolution or an area of research, they are involved in the most advanced part of it. You can also refer to the people themselves as the vanguard.
noun. the leading division or units of a military force. the leading position in any movement or field, or the people who occupy such a position. the vanguard of modern literature.
VANGUARD meaning: 1 : the group of people who are the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc. usually singular; 2 : the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward.
involved in the most recent changes in technology and understanding: Libraries are in the vanguard of the electronic revolution.
