policymaking

noun

pol·​i·​cy·​mak·​ing ˈpä-lə-sē-ˌmā-kiŋ 

variants or policy-making

: the act or practice of establishing policy

… Bloomberg described a world where cities, rather than nations, are the major players in both global competition and innovative policymaking …

—Rob Fischer

… leaked word … that all Iraq policymaking was being centralized at the White House …

—Michael Duffy et al.

—sometimes used before another noun

the policymaking process

The Fed's policymaking committee sets rates that serve as the benchmark for the interest rates charged on mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and certificates of deposit.

—Kevin G. Hall

The controller manages a state office of more than 1,400 workers and ensures tax dollars are efficiently and effectively spent. With a few exceptions, it is not a policymaking position.

—The East Bay Times (California)

Examples of policymaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This dynamic raises questions about whether bipartisan cooperation is possible or whether entrenched partisanship will continue to define policymaking. —Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025

Release Date May Have Been Leaked By Netflix Google Chrome Update—Bad News For Microsoft Windows Wayne Osmond Dies: Founding Member Of The Osmond Singing Group Was 73 These holdings may become newly relevant to executive branch policymaking, given the recent election of Donald Trump. —Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025

The panel also highlighted why effective climate solutions must combine technical innovation with inclusive policymaking, ensuring the transition to a sustainable future leaves no community behind. —Sukanya S. Meher, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2025

This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in November. —Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above