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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Examples of point person in a Sentence
she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy
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And Ivanov has become a point person for some of the Ukrainian refugees who fled the war with Russia and settled in Wisconsin.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Lewis was publicly described as the point person working to ensure full compliance with police.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 June 2024
Murphy, who ended up being the point person in the search for her mother, was living in Singapore and coaching basketball at the time.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
The president expressed much admiration for George Tenet, the director of the CIA, and for Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser and point person for coordinating policy.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2023
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Lewis was publicly described as the point person working to ensure full compliance with police.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 June 2024
Murphy, who ended up being the point person in the search for her mother, was living in Singapore and coaching basketball at the time.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
The president expressed much admiration for George Tenet, the director of the CIA, and for Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser and point person for coordinating policy.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20person. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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