Thesaurus results for POINT PERSON

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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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was grateful to the first lady.

— BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said people who want to leave Oleshky will be able to.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of spokesman

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The foundation expects to award about $700 million in grants in 2027, a figure that could rise, a Ford Foundation spokesperson told the Associated Press.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that Putin had received an invitation to attend the G20 summit in Miami in December but hasn't yet decided whether to go.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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But Sillman, who was the driving force behind the recent hiring of new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley, has worked for Ross since 2018, serving as point man for a number of his sports businesses.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Then Doug Shingleton, an Ostrich Army point man, urged them to face off against the RCMP.

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

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