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point person

noun

Definition of point person

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 Meyer was the point person for labor negotiations on the current labor deal and is doing so for the upcoming CBA. — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Carrico was a point person for the nonprofit asking about the land. — David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 27 June 2026 Each federal agency will designate a point person responsible for reporting quantum transition progress to them. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for point person

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Thailand's Ministry of Information and a spokesman for the Cambodian government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

— Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said that the strike on the Taibah distribution station knocked one transformer out of service but left the wider grid intact.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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Asked about the intelligence report several days earlier, Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid rejected its claims and said Afghan authorities prohibit activities directed against Pakistan.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
In a statement, BSO spokesperson Veda Coleman-Wright said district deputies, K-9 and aviation units responded Tuesday to a report of an armed robbery in progress.

— Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spokesperson

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Then Doug Shingleton, an Ostrich Army point man, urged them to face off against the RCMP.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
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

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