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
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
Koch will be seated closest to the spacecraft side hatch and will be the point person on hatch systems and operations, according to NASA.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In Mexico, Lyman is working with Ocesa, with point person Jose Miguel Romo Reyes — who grew up attending Warped — leading the charge.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
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
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Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Koch will be seated closest to the spacecraft side hatch and will be the point person on hatch systems and operations, according to NASA.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In Mexico, Lyman is working with Ocesa, with point person Jose Miguel Romo Reyes — who grew up attending Warped — leading the charge.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point person
Noun
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However, the executive director will have discretion to allow some night filming with advance notice, said Joshua Smith, a spokesman for the commission.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement earlier that building monitoring systems detected an air-quality issue, prompting precautionary measures while officials work to determine the source and extent of the problem.—
Steve Beynon,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Roughly 23,000 ballots remain to be tallied, with the majority of the vote count expected to be completed by Friday, said Ken Casparis, a county elections spokesperson.—
Reeti Malhotra
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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More recently, a military spokesperson told the New York Times that the drone boat had delivered the pilots to a point in the water where they could be hoisted up to a waiting helicopter.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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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.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Instead, Karp says Tyson should be the point man for the human race and the book is his calling card.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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