FRONTLINE Definition & Meaning

frontline

or front-line

[ fruhnt-lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

located or designed to be used at a military front line:
a frontline ambulance helicopter.
of, relating to, or involving the forefront in any action, activity, or field:
a frontline TV reporter.
highly experienced or proficient in the performance of one's duties.
of or relating to essential work that depends on in-person interactions and may involve some risk, especially policing, healthcare, emergency services, public transit, grocery, warehouse, and delivery work:
Congress is taking up a bill that would guarantee sick leave and hazard pay to frontline workers.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of frontline¹

First recorded in 1910–15; front (in the military sense) + line ¹( def )

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"We cannot jeopardise peace by forgetting the war, which is why today's major package will surge support to Ukraine's frontline fight," he said.

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"Because of the frontline, they just keep outscoring you. You'd be terrified to face them."

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For now, Mr Arnold suspects that an exhausted Zelensky would not want to stand again and suggests that he may want a way out from at least the frontline politics.

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The spokesman said forces had wasted "millions in employing diversity and inclusion staff instead of focusing on frontline policing".

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“Zero customer-facing representatives been let go,” the agency said, noting that it continued to “move employees from non-mission critical positions to bolster the ranks of our existing, dedicated frontline employees to serve the public.”

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