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spearhead noun [ ˈspɪəhɛd ]

• the point of a spear.
Similar: spear tip, spear point,
• an individual or group chosen to lead an attack or movement.
• "she became the spearhead of a health education programme"
Similar: leader(s), driving force, forefront, avant-garde, front runner(s), front line, vanguard, van, cutting edge,

spearhead verb

• lead (an attack or movement).
• "he's spearheading a campaign to reduce the number of accidents at work"
Similar: lead, head, front, be the driving force behind, be in the forefront of, be in the front line of, lead the way in/for, be in the van of, be in the vanguard of,


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