This is the 3917th most frequent Dutch word.
voorgangers
"Voorgangers" means "predecessors" or "leaders" in English.
In this sentence, 'voorgangers' refers to the individuals (predecessors) who held the position before the current director, emphasizing its role as 'those who came before'.
De voorgangers van de huidige directeur hebben de organisatie goed voorbereid.
The predecessors of the current director have prepared the organization well.
Here, 'voorgangers' refers to individuals at the front or leaders of an event (the parade in this case), showing its usage as 'those leading or going ahead'.
Tijdens de optocht liepen de voorgangers met fakkels aan de leiding.
During the parade, the leaders marched at the front with torches.
In this context, 'voorgangers' describes religious ministers or leaders conducting a ceremony, illustrating its use as 'leaders or conductors in a religious or ceremonial setting'.