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
Vein’s brother, Larry, a Palisades resident who was behind the Pali Strong recovery campaign, had become a point person for fire recovery information.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
Key Background Murati joined OpenAI in 2018 and rose to chief technology officer, overseeing the company's engineering, research, product and safety teams while serving as the main point person for OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft.
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Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2026
By mid-October, Oregon State parted ways with deputy athletic director Brent Blaylock, who had served as OSU’s point person on the deal and spent the preceding weeks publicly defending it at the school’s behest.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The league’s project manager, Sylvia Lomblot, works with clients daily at the Abraxas location and is the point person for the coaches.
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Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
Key Background Murati joined OpenAI in 2018 and rose to chief technology officer, overseeing the company's engineering, research, product and safety teams while serving as the main point person for OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft.
—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2026
By mid-October, Oregon State parted ways with deputy athletic director Brent Blaylock, who had served as OSU’s point person on the deal and spent the preceding weeks publicly defending it at the school’s behest.
—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The league’s project manager, Sylvia Lomblot, works with clients daily at the Abraxas location and is the point person for the coaches.
—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point person
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Harry's spokesman said Monday that an assessment by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, or Ravec, which determines security provisions for senior royals and other public figures had not yet taken place.
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Police spokesman Nahum Daso told The Associated Press that hours after the attack 10 people were rescued.
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The Department of Homeland Security is changing the guidelines for Iran’s national soccer team ahead of its third World Cup match on Friday to accommodate extra time afforded to other countries in the tournament, an agency spokesperson said.
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Dawn Foster, a spokesperson for the Sacramento SPCA, brought Rooster, a herding mix, to the conference.
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Through Rand, Greenspan made connections who brought the economist into Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign as a point man on domestic and economic policy.
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Another Castro family member acting as a point man for those talks is Óscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, a grandnephew of the Castro brothers.
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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