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
Reproductive rights has proved a winning issue for Democrats in the past two years, with Harris the point person for the party.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Harris served as point person last fall when Biden rolled out an executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy AI.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 16 Oct. 2024
Harris has faced criticism from the Trump campaign over her role as Biden's point person overseeing efforts to stem migration at the southern border and address root causes.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
President Joe Biden’s point person on the matter, Amos Hochstein, spent months negotiating the details of a new security arrangement for South Lebanon that is acceptable to both the Israeli military establishment and Hezbollah.
—Firas Maksad, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
Harris served as point person last fall when Biden rolled out an executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy AI.
—Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 16 Oct. 2024
Harris has faced criticism from the Trump campaign over her role as Biden's point person overseeing efforts to stem migration at the southern border and address root causes.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
President Joe Biden’s point person on the matter, Amos Hochstein, spent months negotiating the details of a new security arrangement for South Lebanon that is acceptable to both the Israeli military establishment and Hezbollah.
—Firas Maksad, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point person
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Jonathan Kaplan, a spokesman for the Open Society Foundations, did not respond to a request for comment.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said questions would be collected from Russians in advance to allow the maximum number of people to lodge their appeals, in line with previous years.NBC News, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek emailed a spokesperson for director Jon M. Chu for comment on Tuesday outside of normal business hours.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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New store locations will be added to the website throughout the year, the spokesperson said.Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Rodriguez was the point man for the deal with Apollo, and a source involved in discussions indicated that Rodriguez pushed for the agreement to come to a vote at the owners meeting on Friday.Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20person. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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