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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This action demonstrates the Parliament’s ability to react rapidly and decisively to ensure predictability and legal certainty for businesses and policymakers.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Like the House of Bourbon, many of the policymakers and advisers who hold court in the U.S. establishment did not want to cede power, or even admit there were cracks in the façade of their globalist project.
—Robert D. Atkinson, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Scientists, policymakers and stakeholders searching for models of sustainable agriculture and climate adaptations can look to the archaeological record.
—Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
What's next: His piece argues U.S. policymakers should brace for warming of at least 3°C this century.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Like the House of Bourbon, many of the policymakers and advisers who hold court in the U.S. establishment did not want to cede power, or even admit there were cracks in the façade of their globalist project.
—Robert D. Atkinson, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Scientists, policymakers and stakeholders searching for models of sustainable agriculture and climate adaptations can look to the archaeological record.
—Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
What's next: His piece argues U.S. policymakers should brace for warming of at least 3°C this century.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for policymaker
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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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