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 And Crane noted that the current DHS point person for elections, Heather Honey, also has a long history of spreading election misinformation. Miles Parks, NPR, 16 June 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 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 See All Example Sentences for point person
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Noun
  • Her campaign spokesman, Blake Kernan, cited the senator’s personal schedule when asked about her absence from the event by the Washington Examiner.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir will lead an official delegation traveling to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Guard spokesperson Houssem Eddine Jebabli told state news agency TAP that authorities recovered two bodies and transferred them to a hospital on the nearby island of Djerba.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The governor did not elaborate, and a spokesperson for Bonta’s office declined to comment.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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