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
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she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy
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Central American countries have historically been points of transit, says Silvia Serna Román, the Latin America point person for the Global Strategic Litigation Council (GSLC), a coalition of lawyers and advocates worldwide fighting for refugee rights.
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Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
Revenue from unified agreements will now be split between the five organizations proportionate to membership count, and the collective has picked longtime Six Flags Entertainment executive Stephanie Borges as its dealmaking point person, according to USA Fencing CEO Phil Andrews.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But that relationship quickly soured after Musk, President Trump’s point person on government efficiency, took a chainsaw to the federal workforce, and fired thousands of loyal, dedicated employees.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
While also serving as director of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority, Colón will serve as the point person in charge of coordinating herculean efforts to improve and rebuild the power grid.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2025
Revenue from unified agreements will now be split between the five organizations proportionate to membership count, and the collective has picked longtime Six Flags Entertainment executive Stephanie Borges as its dealmaking point person, according to USA Fencing CEO Phil Andrews.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But that relationship quickly soured after Musk, President Trump’s point person on government efficiency, took a chainsaw to the federal workforce, and fired thousands of loyal, dedicated employees.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
While also serving as director of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority, Colón will serve as the point person in charge of coordinating herculean efforts to improve and rebuild the power grid.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20person. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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