point man
noun
1
: a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol
2
: one who is in the forefront
especially
: a principal spokesman or advocate
the point man for the President's economic policy
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Examples of point man in a Sentence
He's the President's point man on national defense.
the point man for the automaker announced a recall of several models with defective parts
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Has yet to solve the Bruins’ power-play issues as point man on the first unit.
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
David Pastrnak took part in the Bruins’ morning skate in Winnipeg on Tuesday and coach Joe Sacco confirmed that the tam’s leading point man will be in the lineup when the B’s take on the Jets at 8 pm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Dec. 2024
Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump’s point men on government waste, are already stirring up commotion on Capitol Hill.
—Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
David Pastrnak took part in the Bruins’ morning skate in Winnipeg on Tuesday and coach Joe Sacco confirmed that the tam’s leading point man will be in the lineup when the B’s take on the Jets at 8 pm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Dec. 2024
Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump’s point men on government waste, are already stirring up commotion on Capitol Hill.
—Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Point man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20man. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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