policymaker

noun

pol·​i·​cy·​mak·​er ˈpä-lə-sē-ˌmā-kər 

variants or less commonly policy maker or policy-maker

plural policymakers also policy makers or policy-makers

: someone who is responsible for or involved in establishing policy

economic policymakers

He had been a policymaker under four Republican and Democratic Presidents and had spent years on Capitol Hill fencing with congressional committees and lobbying for votes.

—William Greider

Examples of policymaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Japan is finally getting the inflation policymakers have been chasing for a quarter of a decade. —William Pesek, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

These increases have led some U.S. policymakers to argue that any significant reduction in American defense spending could weaken the country's strategic advantage. —Daniel Cody, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

California policymakers are considering state ownership of one or more oil refineries, one item on a list of options presented by the California Energy Commission to ensure steady gas supplies as oil companies pull back from the refinery business in the state. —Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025

The Munich Security Conference is an annual gathering of heads of state and international security policymakers. —CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for policymaker

• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker