as in spokesman
a person who speaks for another or for a group
she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy
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Recent Examples of point person
Wolff was the point person in making the deal with McLaren.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Their point person — and the show’s host — is Backstreet Boy AJ McLean, who tallies likes early on and becomes a guardian angel in the show’s back half.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 July 2025
Someone can be the point person for sibling communication.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Working as a collaboration, the three sisters have overlapping responsibilities, whereas their father ran the business as the main point person.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Their point person — and the show’s host — is Backstreet Boy AJ McLean, who tallies likes early on and becomes a guardian angel in the show’s back half.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 July 2025
Someone can be the point person for sibling communication.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Working as a collaboration, the three sisters have overlapping responsibilities, whereas their father ran the business as the main point person.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for point person
Recent Examples of Synonyms for point person
Noun
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In a video released last month, JNIM spokesman Abu Hudheifa al-Bambari demanded people cooperate in areas controlled by the group by stopping at its checkpoints and advised them to avoid traveling with military convoys.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually, with 97% of establishments passing, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Luna Anona, a Sacramento County spokesperson, said that there’s no official ordinance on pet burials.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trump is being interviewed by network correspondent Norah O’Donnell in Florida on Friday afternoon, a network spokesperson confirmed to Variety.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Bolton previously served in the Justice Department during President Ronald Reagan’s administration and was the State Department’s point man on arms control during George W. Bush’s presidency.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar is the point man.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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