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point person

noun

Definition of point person

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 Welts, who was the point person on the Golden State Warriors’ construction of the Chase Center, had maintained since March that the Mavericks wanted to make a decision about a future arena site by July 1. — Christian Clark, New York Times, 1 June 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 RapidSOS also works with FIFA and the stadiums to share details about the stadium layout and access ramps with federal, state, and local agencies, while also contacting a point person at the stadium when an emergency situation occurs. — John Kell, Fortune, 9 June 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 See All Example Sentences for point person

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The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety does not identify prefab projects in its building permits, a spokesman said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Initially, it was reported by the BBC that Harry was to stay at Buckingham Palace, attributing that report to his spokesman.

— Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of spokesman

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Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
The incident occurred following Angel City FC's 2-0 win over the Orlando Pride on Friday evening, July 3, according to an Angel City FC spokesperson and multiple videos of the incident shared on social media by event attendees.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Definition of spokesperson

Noun

Through Rand, Greenspan made connections who brought the economist into Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign as a point man on domestic and economic policy.

— Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Another Castro family member acting as a point man for those talks is Óscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, a grandnephew of the Castro brothers.

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 May 2026

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