Thesaurus results for POINT PERSON

point person

noun

as in spokesman

a person who speaks for another or for a group she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy

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Recent Examples of point person But text messages between Manley and the city’s point person suggest Brea may not have pushed very hard for a more favorable split. —

Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, to build support for Microsoft’s case, Bergin, the company’s point person for FedRAMP and a former Army official, reached out to government leaders, including one from the Justice Department. —

Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026 As the head of congressional affairs, Yates has been the key point person for discussions with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley. —

Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 Contact information for the employer’s immigration point person should be available to everyone. —

Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for point person

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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
Lamont’s chief spokesman, Rob Blanchard, said that voters need answers.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026