point person
noun
plural point people or point persons
: a person (such as a principal spokesperson or advocate) who is in the forefront : point man sense 2
Examples of point person in a Sentence
she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy
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Wolff was the point person in making the deal with McLaren.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Walters, the ad agency point person, comes from a football family: His father was a longtime NFL and college assistant, and his brother Troy followed his father’s career path.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said Abbott is now well-positioned to be Trump's point person on border issues for the next four years.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Kane asked Lynch to identify a city point person should board members want more information about the project.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Walters, the ad agency point person, comes from a football family: His father was a longtime NFL and college assistant, and his brother Troy followed his father’s career path.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said Abbott is now well-positioned to be Trump's point person on border issues for the next four years.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Kane asked Lynch to identify a city point person should board members want more information about the project.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20person. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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