forerunner

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The National Assistance Board - the forerunner of the Department for Work and Pensions - was usually in charge of the process.

From BBC

However, the leader of the Future Forward Party, forerunner of Move Forward, lost his Parliament seat on similar technical grounds.

From Seattle Times

That's why he's one of the forerunners of "racial capitalism," to show that capital works hand-in-hand with various constructions of racial order.

From Salon

As a former chief spokesperson at the Foreign Ministry, Qin was a forerunner in taking Xi’s more confrontational approach toward relations with the United States, its Asian allies and Western democracies.

From Washington Times

As former chief spokesperson at the Foreign Ministry, Qin was a forerunner in taking Xi’s more confrontational approach toward relations with the United States, its Asian allies and Western democracies.

From Seattle Times