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
Freeland was Canada’s point person when the U.S, Canada and Mexico redid its free trade deal during the first Trump administration.
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Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Leadership and employees need to be confident that their point person within HR will have the expertise to answer their questions completely and correctly.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
His daughter Erica Berman, a high-ranking executive in the company who lives in Florida, is the point person for this bid and would be the team’s governor.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Munger Tolles partner Daniel Levin will serve as the point person for day-to-day work on the DWP cases.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Leadership and employees need to be confident that their point person within HR will have the expertise to answer their questions completely and correctly.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
His daughter Erica Berman, a high-ranking executive in the company who lives in Florida, is the point person for this bid and would be the team’s governor.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Munger Tolles partner Daniel Levin will serve as the point person for day-to-day work on the DWP cases.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point person
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The incident in Haiti’s center highlights how gang activity is expanding beyond the West region, where Port-au-Prince is located, Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in New York on Wednesday.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Last year, the spokesman said, 162 ghost guns were recovered in Queens, followed by 92 in the Bronx, 79 in Brooklyn, 35 in Manhattan and 16 on Staten Island.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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At the time, José Menendez was an executive at Hertz and Simpson was a spokesperson for the car rental company.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The agreement will last for three years, according to a spokesperson for Southwestern Health Resources.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Bears made Poles the point man for the coaching search.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Musk has been the point man for the Trump administration's attempts to drastically reduce federal programs with his Department of Government Efficiency.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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