Advance Party

An advance party is a group set ahead of a military force to perform reconnaissance or secure a position.

The term Advance Party can also refer to:

  • Advance Party (film series), a projected trilogy of films that are Scottish/Danish coproductions, of which the first is Red Road
  • Advance Party (religious movement), a one part of Brahma Kumaris spiritual family.

Famous quotes containing the words advance and/or party:

    “While I shall not vote for the prohibition amendment, I would like to see a good, wholesome expression of temperance sentiment.... Personally I do not resort to force—not even the force of law—to advance moral reforms. I prefer education, argument, persuasion, and above all the influence of example—of fashion.”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)

    “In every election in American history both parties have their clichés. The party that has the clichés that ring true wins.”
    —Newt Gingrich (b. 1943)