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 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 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 Vein’s brother, Larry, a Palisades resident who was behind the Pali Strong recovery campaign, had become a point person for fire recovery information. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 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 See All Example Sentences for point person
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Noun
  • In a follow-up statement to The Athletic, an ESPN spokesman said the company stands by its reporting.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In defense of the bill Porter did not respond to WJZ's request for comment, and a spokesman for Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen said Cohen was not available Monday.
    Dennis Valera, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Its foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari previously said Qatari rescue teams searched for their remains and spoke to Iran to coordinate the handover of one of their bodies.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • City spokesperson Brian Chasnoff told the San Antonio Current that the ballot structure for the bond program has not been determined and the city council will be briefed on the matter in September.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As the Democratic caucus prepares for a plethora of probes, Scharf will be both the legal point man for subpoena fights and, potentially, a direct player in some Democratic inquiries.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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

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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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