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
But Stewart, who is appealing his suspension to the Police Merit Board, has moved on to be the city’s point man in enforcing Kentucky’s controversial unlawful camping law in downtown Louisville.
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
The 75-year-old former university professor and frequent Democratic candidate from California may seem an unlikely figure to be serving as Trump’s point man on tariffs.
—John Fund, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
The 24-year-old could be the Bruins’ long-term point man on the No. 1 power-play unit.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
The 75-year-old former university professor and frequent Democratic candidate from California may seem an unlikely figure to be serving as Trump’s point man on tariffs.
—John Fund, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
The 24-year-old could be the Bruins’ long-term point man on the No. 1 power-play unit.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point man
Noun
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The choice was a gift from PrettyLittleThing, which did not pay her for the appearance, according to a spokesman for the company.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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The Hays school district is still reading the federal government’s statement and preparing for something more formal, spokesman Tim Savoy said.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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The water department spokesperson did not answer questions about whether the city would allow Parks and Wildlife to conduct such mitigation measures on the site.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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Ongoing sewage leaks, allegedly caused by inmates at the Clay County Detention Center, have forced office staff to relocate while renovations take place, a county spokesperson said Friday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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