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 The following day, Saa said, advocates put her in touch with a point person at Florida’s Medicaid agency who restored her benefits. Daniel Chang, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 Bill Baker, a Republican who once represented Contra Costa County in the Assembly, was the point person for the GOP caucus on the state budget at the time, and their disagreements were sharp. James Richardson, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for point person 

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Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of point person was in 1976

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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20person. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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