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advance persons

advance persons 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 persons

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

Words near advance persons in the dictionary

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

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