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
This is the first time Ross (and son-in-law Daniel Sillman, the point man on these searches), constructed this football partnership at the top in the proper manner.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Rubio is now Trump’s main point man in Venezuela, taking the lead in explaining the administration’s arrest of Nicolas Maduro and defending the operation that resulted in Maduro’s capture.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
At Netflix, Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann served as the point man while corporate development head Devorah Bertucci organized people day-to-day.
—Michelle F. Davis, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege Davis acted as the point man in the murder.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Rubio is now Trump’s main point man in Venezuela, taking the lead in explaining the administration’s arrest of Nicolas Maduro and defending the operation that resulted in Maduro’s capture.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
At Netflix, Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann served as the point man while corporate development head Devorah Bertucci organized people day-to-day.
—Michelle F. Davis, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege Davis acted as the point man in the murder.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Wednesday that Moscow’s fundamental terms are unchanged, with Putin insisting that Ukraine pull its troops from the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but hasn’t fully captured.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Lamont’s chief spokesman, Rob Blanchard, said that voters need answers.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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The positions, confirmed to Deadline by a spokesperson for the duo, follow a steady building of their profiles in the sports business via the UFC and other assets.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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Jonathan Andic was taken to court facilities in Martorell, a city in eastern Spain where the case is being investigated, said a spokesperson for the Catalan regional police, Mossos d'Esquadra, who spoke on condition of anonymity following department policy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Point man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20man. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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