What is the meaning of spearhead?

noun

  • Someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.. )
  • The leading military unit in an attack.
  • The head and sharpened point of a spear.

verb

  • Be the leader of.
    • usage: "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease"
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