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in the person of

in the person of preposition: represented by (someone).

Preposition

in the person of

  1. (formal) Represented by (someone).

Questions about in the person of

What does in the person of mean?
In the person of means represented by (someone).
What part of speech is in the person of?
In the person of is a preposition.

Words near in the person of in the dictionary

  1. in the open
  2. in the original German
  3. in the oven
  4. in the palm of one's hand
  5. in the pay of
  6. in the person of
  7. in the picture
  8. in the pink
  9. in the pink of health
  10. in the pipeline
  11. in the pocket

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