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.

Blinken appointed his adviser and close friend Jamie Rubin as the point person for the day-after plan. —

Barak Ravid, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025 After that, the client comes back to the art advisor, who becomes their point person of contact. —

Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Huawei’s announcement coincided with a trip to China by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the point person for enforcing American restrictions on the trade in technology. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024 State of play: The DEA chief would be the Trump administration's point person for containing the fentanyl crisis, according to the administration. —

Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for point person