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point person

noun

Definition of point person

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 Meyer was the point person for labor negotiations on the current labor deal and is doing so for the upcoming CBA. — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Carrico was a point person for the nonprofit asking about the land. — David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 27 June 2026 Each federal agency will designate a point person responsible for reporting quantum transition progress to them. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026 And Crane noted that the current DHS point person for elections, Heather Honey, also has a long history of spreading election misinformation. — Miles Parks, NPR, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for point person

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The couple was issued letters that recommend disciplinary action following a sustained policy violation, Brent Weisberg, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, confirmed Friday.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
University spokesman Nick Prevenas did not immediately respond to a request for more information about the criminal investigations on Wednesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of spokesman

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In the future, Wealthfront plans to expand geographically and to those who don't have an existing account, but don't have a timeline yet, a spokesperson told CNBC Select.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
At press time a spokesperson for Judd had not returned Billboard‘s request for confirmation on the Mar-a-Lago date.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

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Then Doug Shingleton, an Ostrich Army point man, urged them to face off against the RCMP.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
As the Democratic caucus prepares for a plethora of probes, Scharf will be both the legal point man for subpoena fights and, potentially, a direct player in some Democratic inquiries.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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