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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All those policies cost the federal government revenue at a time when the national debt has topped an unprecedented $36 trillion, alarming policymakers and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Concern that inflation appears potentially stuck above the FOMC’s 2% annual target could delay looser monetary policy, though policymakers appear to be more inclined to look at the broader trend of disinflation rather than worry about single datapoints.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
But Western policymakers won't proceed down this path given the potential risks to global prices and thus their own markets (unless somehow Saudi Arabia can be convinced to run up production dramatically).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
That is preventing officials from declaring victory over inflation, although policymakers still expect price increases to continue to cool toward their goal.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Concern that inflation appears potentially stuck above the FOMC’s 2% annual target could delay looser monetary policy, though policymakers appear to be more inclined to look at the broader trend of disinflation rather than worry about single datapoints.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
But Western policymakers won't proceed down this path given the potential risks to global prices and thus their own markets (unless somehow Saudi Arabia can be convinced to run up production dramatically).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
That is preventing officials from declaring victory over inflation, although policymakers still expect price increases to continue to cool toward their goal.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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