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

As yields surged, so did the market's anticipation of further rate hikes from central bank policymakers. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

The question facing business leaders, educators and policymakers today is not whether education matters. — Mo Husain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

But as policymakers try to make informed decisions, Senate lawmakers and their staff are barred from using all but the most basic AI tools. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Investors saw the move as a sign that policymakers were taking inflation seriously. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

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