policymaker

noun

pol·​i·​cy·​mak·​er ˈpä-lə-sē-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce policymaker (audio)
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

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For now, most policymakers are in wait-and-see mode, as tariffs are expected to have stagflationary effects. Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2025 If that changed, as one FOMC policymaker recently suggested is possible, then the FOMC likely would cut rates more aggressively. Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 The dispersion reflected a sense of uncertainty around policymakers about where rates should head, though the median outlook pointed to a total of two cuts. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 June 2025 The Idaho Capital Sun reported last week that state tax revenue is $141.5 million below projections, while policymakers enacted $453 million in tax cuts this year. Ryan Suppe, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for policymaker

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of policymaker was in 1868

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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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