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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Someone can be the point person for sibling communication.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
But Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado, who has been the county’s public point person for the plan, said courts have been clear that the preservationists have no further legal recourse.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Howard Lutnick, somebody who fiercely advocated for Tether (and profited from being their primary Treasury dealer), is now the Secretary of Commerce - the point person enforcing Trump’s trade actions worldwide.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Wolff was the point person in making the deal with McLaren.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
But Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado, who has been the county’s public point person for the plan, said courts have been clear that the preservationists have no further legal recourse.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Howard Lutnick, somebody who fiercely advocated for Tether (and profited from being their primary Treasury dealer), is now the Secretary of Commerce - the point person enforcing Trump’s trade actions worldwide.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Wolff was the point person in making the deal with McLaren.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20person. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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