fore ‧ ground /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd $ ˈfɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun
1 . the foreground the part of the view in a picture or a photograph that is closest to you when you are looking at it OPP background :
There were three figures in the foreground.
2 . be in the foreground to be regarded as important and receive a lot of attention:
Education has been very much in the foreground recently.