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
  • Jeff Lenard, a spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores, said Freedom Fuel’s rock bottom promotional price meant the chain was likely selling the gas at a loss.
    Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • After flames broke out, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Jamie Stewart said, firefighters took up defensive positions, attempting to flood the fire with water from outside, Stewart said.
    City News Service, Daily News, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • The Boise Airport does not receive local property tax money or general fund dollars for day-to-day operations, Kronberg, the airport spokesperson, said in an email.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026
  • The deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Oman held talks in Tehran about the Strait of Hormuz over the past two days, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a Telegram post Sunday.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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