point person
noun
plural point people or point persons
: a person (such as a principal spokesperson or advocate) who is in the forefront : point man sense 2
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Examples of point person in a Sentence
she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy
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Huawei’s announcement coincided with a trip to China by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the point person for enforcing American restrictions on the trade in technology.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024
State of play: The DEA chief would be the Trump administration's point person for containing the fentanyl crisis, according to the administration.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Black, who will take over effective July 22 for the departing Gardner Pate as the point person for the day-to-day operations of the governor's office, most recently was vice president for public affairs for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024
And especially certain theaters and stuff will give you a point person who shows you their city and that's what makes all the traveling exciting.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024
State of play: The DEA chief would be the Trump administration's point person for containing the fentanyl crisis, according to the administration.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Black, who will take over effective July 22 for the departing Gardner Pate as the point person for the day-to-day operations of the governor's office, most recently was vice president for public affairs for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024
And especially certain theaters and stuff will give you a point person who shows you their city and that's what makes all the traveling exciting.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20person. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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