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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Recent Examples of point man
Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
The Bears made Poles the point man for the coaching search.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Has yet to solve the Bruins’ power-play issues as point man on the first unit.
—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
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
The Bears made Poles the point man for the coaching search.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Has yet to solve the Bruins’ power-play issues as point man on the first unit.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point man
Noun
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The Google spokesman confirmed that situations where attackers both compromise an account and change passwords etc to prevent the real owner from logging in do happen.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The total cost for the 143rd Street widening is about $72.6 million and $6.2 million has already been spent, county spokesman Mike Theodore said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Delevingne is also at this year's Cannes Film Festival as a L’Oréal Paris spokesperson and was also on hand for the Lights on Women’s Worth Awards on May 23.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Three Spectrum fiber optic lines were cut in the KC area Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the company.—
Maddie Carr,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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“Point man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20man. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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