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Furthermore, there is absolutely no contradiction between the separate organizations of revolutionary vanguard militants and their participation in the mass organizations of the working class.
Ernest Mandel

Meaning of "vanguard" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VANGUARD

From Old French avant-garde, from avant- fore- + gardeguard.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VANGUARD

vanguard  [ˈvænˌɡɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VANGUARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vanguard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VANGUARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vanguard

The vanguard is the leading part of an advancing military formation. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force.

Definition of vanguard in the English dictionary

The definition of vanguard in the dictionary is the leading division or units of a military force. Other definition of vanguard is the leading position in any movement or field, or the people who occupy such a position.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VANGUARD


afterguard
ˈɑːftəˌɡɑːd
belgard
ˈbɛlˌɡɑːd
bodyguard
ˈbɒdɪˌɡɑːd
coastguard
ˈkəʊstˌɡɑːd
dressguard
ˈdrɛsˌɡɑːd
fingerguard
ˈfɪŋɡəˌɡɑːd
fireguard
ˈfaɪəˌɡɑːd
Fishguard
ˈfɪʃˌɡɑːd
hatguard
ˈhætˌɡɑːd
headguard
ˈhɛdˌɡɑːd
Kierkegaard
ˈkɪəkəˌɡɑːd
lifeguard
ˈlaɪfˌɡɑːd
mudguard
ˈmʌdˌɡɑːd
noseguard
ˈnəʊzˌɡɑːd
outguard
ˈaʊtˌɡɑːd
rearguard
ˈrɪəˌɡɑːd
safeguard
ˈseɪfˌɡɑːd
savegard
ˈseɪvˌɡɑːd
shinguard
ˈʃɪnˌɡɑːd
watchguard
ˈwɒtʃˌɡɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VANGUARD

vane
vaned
vaneless
vanessa
vanessid
vang
vanguardism
vanguardist
vanilla
vanilla essence
vanilla pod
vanilla sugar
vanilla-flavored
vanilla-flavoured
vanillic
vanillin

WORDS THAT END LIKE VANGUARD

advance guard
armed guard
crossing guard
dog guard
face guard
guard
honor guard
Jacquard
off-guard
off one´s guard
officer of the guard
old guard
on one´s guard
point guard
prison guard
security guard
shin guard
shooting guard
stand guard
trigger guard
unguard

Synonyms and antonyms of vanguard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VANGUARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vanguard» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vanguard

Translation of «vanguard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VANGUARD

Find out the translation of vanguard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vanguard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vanguard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

先锋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vanguardia
570 millions of speakers

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vanguard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोहरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطليعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

авангард
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vanguarda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্রদূত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avant-garde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelopor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spitze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先駆者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선봉
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vanguard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đội tiên phuông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोहन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öncü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avanguardia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

awangarda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

авангард
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Vanguard
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρωτοπορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorhoede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spetsen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortropp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vanguard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VANGUARD»

The term «vanguard» is very widely used and occupies the 13.801 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VANGUARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vanguard

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6 QUOTES WITH «VANGUARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vanguard.
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Raul Castro
Only the Communist Party, as the institution that brings together the revolutionary vanguard and will always guarantee the unity of Cubans, can be the worthy heir of the trust deposited by the people in their leader.
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Ernest Mandel
You need a vanguard organization in order to overcome the dangerous potential brought about by the uneven development of class militancy and class consciousness.
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Ernest Mandel
Furthermore, there is absolutely no contradiction between the separate organizations of revolutionary vanguard militants and their participation in the mass organizations of the working class.
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Ernest Mandel
On the contrary, history generally confirms that the more conscious and the better you are organized in vanguard organizations, the more constructively you operate in the mass organizations of the working class.
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Paul Stamets
Fungi are the grand recyclers of the planet and the vanguard species in habitat restoration.
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Clara Zetkin
The most disastrous phenomenon of the current situation is the factor that imperialism is employing for its own ends all the powers of the proletariat, all of its institutions and weapons, which its fighting vanguard has created for its war of liberation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VANGUARD»

Discover the use of vanguard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vanguard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to ...
That’s what index investing is all about. And that’s what this book is all about. Praise for The Little Book of Common Sense Investing "A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the greatmajority of investors.
John C. Bogle, 2007
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Vanguard Revolutionaries in Latin America: Peru, Colombia, ...
Mostly sidestepping the issues of why people rebel, Rochlin (political science, Okanagan U. College, Canada) here focuses on how people rebel, examining how strategy and power condition successes, failures, and longevity of Latin American ...
James Francis Rochlin, 2003
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The Vanguard of the Islamic Revolution: The Jamaʻat-i Islami ...
In this groundbreaking study, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic revival movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan.
Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr, 1994
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Patton's Vanguard: The United States Army Fourth Armored ...
The break out of Normandy at Avranches, the isolation of the Brittany peninsula, the armored thrust across France, the tank battles at Arracourt that cemented the reputation of the Fourth Armored, the brutal struggle in Lorraine, and ...
Don M. Fox, 2003
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Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, ...
Supercorp, based on a three-year worldwide research program, provides the answer to a question crucial to both business and society more broadly: as a company grows, how can it avoid becoming a lumbering, corrupt giant?
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, 2010
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Alive at the Village Vanguard: My Life in and Out of Jazz Time
Jazz fans get the inside story of New York's legendary club.
Lorraine Gordon, 2006
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Environmentalists: Vanguard for a New Society
It is a book about our civilization, the human condition, and the quality of life. Many of the ideas and much of the evidence in this volume are derived from a three-nation study of environmental beliefs and values.
Lester W. Milbrath, 1984
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Death Orders: The Vanguard of Modern Terrorism in ...
This fascinating study shows how terrorism as developed and practiced in Romanov Russia has, over the past century, manifested itself as the template for modern and postmodern terrorism as a universal sociocultural, psychological, and ...
Anna Geifman, 2010
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American Vanguard: The United Auto Workers During the ...
EPILOGUE. "Things. that. we. had. to. do,. we. did". WITH THE END OF THE 19608 THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS reached a major turning point. Since Leonard Woodcock and Douglas Fraser, the union's presidents in succession from 1970 ...
John Barnard, 2005
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Challenging the Civil Rights Establishment: Profiles of a ...
Looks at new leaders in the civil rights movement who argue that racism is not a sufficient reason for Black poverty and argue that current public policy exalts race above personal character
Joseph G. Conti, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VANGUARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vanguard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hollande: France ready to build 'vanguard' to strengthen euro
French President Hollande has called for an overhaul of how the eurozone is governed, saying that a "stronger organization" of the 19-member currency bloc ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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Vanguard Adds China A Shares to Emerging Fund Amid MSCI Debate
Vanguard Group Inc., the largest U.S. mutual fund firm, will add mainland Chinese shares to its $69 billion emerging-market fund. China A shares will represent ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
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Vanguard Natural (VNR) to Acquire Eagle Rock Energy Partners …
Vanguard Natural Resources (NASDAQ: VNR) and Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (Nasdaq: EROC) today announced that they have entered into an ... «StreetInsider.com, May 15»
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Vanguard Claims Title of World's Largest Bond Fund
For almost two decades, Pacific Investment Management Co. has laid claim to the world's largest bond fund. On Monday, it lost that title to Vanguard Group, ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
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Vanguard Natural Resources to acquire Houston energy company
Houston-based Vanguard Natural Resources LLC (Nasdaq: VNR) will acquire Houston-based LRR Energy LP (NYSE: LRE) in a $539 million deal, including ... «Houston Business Journal, Apr 15»
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Vanguard Award recipient Kerry Washington fires up GLAAD audience
Accepting GLAAD's Vanguard award, Washington reminded, “In 1997, when Ellen (DeGeneres) made her famous declaration, it took place in an America where ... «LGBTQ Nation, Mar 15»
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Kerry Washington to Be Honored By GLAAD With Vanguard Award
No scandal here! I can exclusively reveal that Kerry Washington will be honored with the Vanguard Award at this year's GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. «E! Online, Mar 15»
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Vanguard Sets Record Funds Inflow
Investors gave stock pickers a resounding vote of no confidence in 2014, pouring $216 billion—a record inflow for any mutual-fund firm—into Vanguard Group, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»
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Statement from Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
A patient who had been to Liberia presented himself today at the Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Braintree practice complaining of headache and muscle ... «Boston Globe, Oct 14»
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Vanguard to spend $525 million for Colorado gas and NGL assets
HOUSTON — Vanguard Natural Resources has moved further into Colorado's Piceance Basin with a $525 million deal for producing acreage from ... «FuelFix, Sep 14»

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