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advance people

advance people is the plural of advance person.

Meaning of advance person

Noun

advance person (plural advance persons)

  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

Questions about advance people

What is advance people the plural of?
Advance people is the plural of advance person.

Words near advance people in the dictionary

  1. advance guards
  2. advance man
  3. advance men
  4. advance payment
  5. advance payments
  6. advance people
  7. advance person
  8. advance persons
  9. advance the ball
  10. advance woman
  11. advance women

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