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
Walters, the ad agency point person, comes from a football family: His father was a longtime NFL and college assistant, and his brother Troy followed his father’s career path.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Someone can be the point person for sibling communication.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Howard Lutnick, somebody who fiercely advocated for Tether (and profited from being their primary Treasury dealer), is now the Secretary of Commerce - the point person enforcing Trump’s trade actions worldwide.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 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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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Someone can be the point person for sibling communication.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Howard Lutnick, somebody who fiercely advocated for Tether (and profited from being their primary Treasury dealer), is now the Secretary of Commerce - the point person enforcing Trump’s trade actions worldwide.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point person
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One of the six runways at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport was closed for about 45 minutes early Saturday afternoon after reports of a drone sighting around noon (1000 GMT), military police spokesman Doron Wallin told The Associated Press.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a statement later sent to NPR, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said department chief Hegseth will address his senior military leaders early next week.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a statement shared with The Guardian, a spokesperson for Ferguson said the duchess felt compelled to send the email after Epstein allegedly threatened to sue her for defamation over her comments to the Standard.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Alayna Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department, told The Star there was no evidence of gunfire at the scene, meaning no shell casings or signs of property damage were found.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nevertheless, Tokyo’s point man scrapping the trip seems a bad omen.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Prosecutors allege Davis played point man in the murder that’s haunted hip-hop for decades.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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