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
Walters, the ad agency point person, comes from a football family: His father was a longtime NFL and college assistant, and his brother Troy followed his father’s career path.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said Abbott is now well-positioned to be Trump's point person on border issues for the next four years.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Someone can be the point person for sibling communication.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Working as a collaboration, the three sisters have overlapping responsibilities, whereas their father ran the business as the main point person.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said Abbott is now well-positioned to be Trump's point person on border issues for the next four years.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Someone can be the point person for sibling communication.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Working as a collaboration, the three sisters have overlapping responsibilities, whereas their father ran the business as the main point person.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point person
Noun
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Vance has emerged as a spokesman for the law, traveling the country in an effort to rebrand it after critics framed it as a giveaway to the wealthy.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The move is temporary, and will help the company align production to match EV demand, a GM spokesman said.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The spokesperson didn’t respond to questions about where his wife lives.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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According to the spokesperson, Biden, 82, had Mohs surgery, a common procedure for treating skin cancer, but did not offer any other information.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nevertheless, Tokyo’s point man scrapping the trip seems a bad omen.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Prosecutors allege Davis played point man in the murder that’s haunted hip-hop for decades.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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