advance person

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounadvance person (plural advance persons)

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.

    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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    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

Translations

Finnish matkanjärjestäjä
  • matkanjärjestäjäone who travels in advance of others
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APA

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Chicago

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