as in spokesman
a person who speaks for another or for a group
the point man for the automaker announced a recall of several models with defective parts
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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.
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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
When Carter entered the White House, the young first-term Sen. Biden suddenly found himself as a key congressional point man for the president.
—Scott Detrow, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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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
When Carter entered the White House, the young first-term Sen. Biden suddenly found himself as a key congressional point man for the president.
—Scott Detrow, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Point man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20man. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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