two-minute man
n.— «He is sometimes called the president’s “body man” or the “two-minute man” because he lets the media know the president is about to arrive.» —“Bush’s ‘Body Man’ Leaves White House” ABC News (United States) June 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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