point person

Definition of point personnext
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 But text messages between Manley and the city’s point person suggest Brea may not have pushed very hard for a more favorable split. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, to build support for Microsoft’s case, Bergin, the company’s point person for FedRAMP and a former Army official, reached out to government leaders, including one from the Justice Department. Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026 As the head of congressional affairs, Yates has been the key point person for discussions with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley. Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 Contact information for the employer’s immigration point person should be available to everyone. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for point person
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Noun
  • City spokesman Joe Rubino said Aurora city leaders were aware of the military’s plans at Buckley but said any questions would need to be directed to the Department of the Air Force.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
  • The man in 1963 who became the spokesman of the ultra right in the Iranian clergy was Ruhollah Khomeini.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The respective spokespersons for cities of Folsom, Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova declined to The Sacramento Bee to take a position on the Sacramento City Council’s Tuesday presentation, due in part because the city of Sacramento has not yet approached them.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ryan McMonigle, a spokesperson for the city, said in an email that the project would aim to separate east-west neighborhood traffic from the north-south commuter flow of the highway.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • Colorado’s top three scorers – Makar, 100-point man Martin Nečas and Maurice Richard Trophy winner Nathan MacKinnon – have combined for one goal and three points in the series.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The Tommies were 0-for-4 on the power play while working without one of its point men in Nick Williams, who was injured on Friday night.
    Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026

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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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