vanguard

English Thesaurus

1. the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	perspective, position, view,
definition	:	a way of regarding situations or topics etc. (noun.cognition)

2. the leading units moving at the head of an army (noun.group)

hypernym	:	army unit,
definition	:	a military unit that is part of an army (noun.group)

3. any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) (noun.group)

hypernym	:	art movement, artistic movement,
definition	:	a group of artists who agree on general principles (noun.group)