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

Examples of point person in a Sentence

she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Reproductive rights has proved a winning issue for Democrats in the past two years, with Harris the point person for the party. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024 Harris served as point person last fall when Biden rolled out an executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy AI. —

Byjeffrey Mervis, science.org, 16 Oct. 2024 Harris has faced criticism from the Trump campaign over her role as Biden's point person overseeing efforts to stem migration at the southern border and address root causes. —

Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 President Joe Biden’s point person on the matter, Amos Hochstein, spent months negotiating the details of a new security arrangement for South Lebanon that is acceptable to both the Israeli military establishment and Hezbollah. —

Firas Maksad, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for point person