noun (n)

• the part in the front or nearest the viewer(noun.location)

  Example:
  He was in the forefront.
  

  Synonym:
  head
  

  source: wordnet30
• the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  The Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England.
  The idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy.
  

  Synonym:
  cutting edge, vanguard
  

  source: wordnet30
• Foremost part or place.(noun)

  source: webster1913