急先鋒

きゅうせんぽう【急先鋒】

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〖C〗《正式》［通例 a/the ～］(攻撃・事業などの)急先鋒， 率先者.

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きゅうせんぽう【急先鋒】

a champion; a person in the vanguard of an activity; an active leader; a leading advocate 《of…》.

●…の急先鋒である be an active leader of…; be in the van(guard) of…; be at the forefront of….

●倒閣運動の急先鋒に立つ stand at the forefront of a campaign to topple the government.

●彼は改憲派の急先鋒である. He is a leading advocate of revision of the Constitution.