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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she's become known as the point person for the state department's Middle East policy
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The following day, Saa said, advocates put her in touch with a point person at Florida’s Medicaid agency who restored her benefits.
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Daniel Chang, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
And Ivanov has become a point person for some of the Ukrainian refugees who fled the war with Russia and settled in Wisconsin.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
Rita becomes the point person in the plan, brokering a meeting with top surgeon Dr. Wasserman (Mark Ivanir) and then, once Manitas’ staged death makes the news, whisking the legitimately grieving Jessi and their children off to Switzerland for their safety, with new identities.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 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
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Daniel Chang, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
And Ivanov has become a point person for some of the Ukrainian refugees who fled the war with Russia and settled in Wisconsin.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
Rita becomes the point person in the plan, brokering a meeting with top surgeon Dr. Wasserman (Mark Ivanir) and then, once Manitas’ staged death makes the news, whisking the legitimately grieving Jessi and their children off to Switzerland for their safety, with new identities.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 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
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“Point person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20person. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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