spearhead has definitions from the fields of arms,military
1
[ verb ] be the leader of

Examples

"She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

`` It has become our responsibility and I hope that the Citizens Group will spearhead the movement '' .

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head

2
[ noun ] someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)

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leader

3
[ noun ] (military) the leading military unit in an attack

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military_unit military

4
[ noun ] (arms) the head and sharpened point of a spear

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point spear pike

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