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

Pushing out Cook, a key Fed policymaker who votes on interest rates, could have given Trump an opportunity to appoint a replacement more aligned with his push for lower borrowing costs. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

My research shows what can be gained – by policymakers and the broader public – from detailed environmental data and highlights what is lost when it’s not collected. — Mark Axelrod, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

Here are four ways policymakers, businesses, and civic leaders can position AI as infrastructure for community investment, helping local economies compete, attract investment, and counter the growing concentration of economic opportunity. — Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

And while the images of crowded fountains and shuttered schools dominate the headlines, the economic damage is already accumulating in ways most employers and policymakers have barely begun to reckon with, Fortune’s Catherina Gioino reports. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 June 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