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advance person en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Someone who travels to a destination in order to arrange accommodation, meetings, security, etc. for one or more celebrities, politicians, business leaders, or other public figures who will arrive subsequently.
   • It was a stretch for even the most resourceful advance person: a 3:30 a.m. airport rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Election Day 1988. The event was part of Michael Dukakis's last campaign trip. 1992 September 27, “The Art Of The Advance”, in Newsweek:
   • What an advance person does, she explains, is find venues for rallies, build the crowd, and create the visuals. 2004 October 7, Susan H. Kahn, “Running on adrenaline and cellphones”, in Cleveland Jewish News, USA, retrieved 07 Sep 2010:

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advance man · advance people · advance guard · advance woman · sherpa · emissary

Translations (1)

fi matkanjärjestäjä (one who travels in advance of others)