variants
or point persons
as in spokesmen
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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Noun
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The Daily News reached out to spokesmen for Mann.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Corporate spokesmen, print ads, TV spots.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Tommies were 0-for-4 on the power play while working without one of its point men in Nick Williams, who was injured on Friday night.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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With Finland collapsing down low so much while protecting the net, the Canadians started using their point men more, looking for point shots to get tips or rebounds.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Point people.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20people. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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