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
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For technology leaders, policymakers and data practitioners, overcoming Input Isolationism requires collective action.
—Nick Hart, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Now is the time for policymakers and the public to focus on gathering the essential data that can help draw the map toward responsible pension reform.
—Derek Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
The presence of nuclear weapons does induce a degree of caution in national leaders, militaries, and policymakers in general.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 27 May 2025
Yet, at the same time that Chinese companies are introducing world-leading technologies, some Chinese policymakers and business leaders are flouting international law—and acting as if China were a poor developing country whose companies need special treatment.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Nick Hart, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Now is the time for policymakers and the public to focus on gathering the essential data that can help draw the map toward responsible pension reform.
—Derek Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
The presence of nuclear weapons does induce a degree of caution in national leaders, militaries, and policymakers in general.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 27 May 2025
Yet, at the same time that Chinese companies are introducing world-leading technologies, some Chinese policymakers and business leaders are flouting international law—and acting as if China were a poor developing country whose companies need special treatment.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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