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

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

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