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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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
In addition, Vance served as a point man for raising money from Silicon Valley during the 2024 campaign.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Last October, just after the war began, Netanyahu took on Feldstein as his point man for military correspondents.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
The Bears made Poles the point man for the coaching search.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
In addition, Vance served as a point man for raising money from Silicon Valley during the 2024 campaign.
—William Hartung, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Last October, just after the war began, Netanyahu took on Feldstein as his point man for military correspondents.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
The Bears made Poles the point man for the coaching search.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Point man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20man. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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