Forefront

Pronunciation

• US IPA: ˈfɔɹfɹʌnt

Origin

From - + front.

Full definition of forefront

Noun

1. The leading position or edge.
• 2013-06-07, Joseph Stiglitz, Globalisation is about taxes too, It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.
2. That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.