decision-maker
noun
de·ci·sion-mak·er
di-ˈsi-zhən-ˌmā-kər 
variants
or less commonly decision maker
plural decision-makers also decision makers
: someone who is known or primarily responsible for making decisions
a good decision-maker
one of the company's key/top decision makers
However, this does not permit corrections personnel or a warden to automatically assume the role of the patient's medical decision-maker.—
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Then, being a better decision-maker with the ball, being a better roller, good reads off the short roll.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Without this grounding, workers risk becoming technicians rather than responsible decision-makers.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
If that faith becomes troubled, and decision-makers outside of academia start weighing in more overtly, that will put new pressures on old fields.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
At the time, the understanding among decision-makers from both the county and the agricultural society was that this agreement was to be in perpetuity, according to Joe Fox, 93, who has served on Ramsey County Fair board since 1966.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Without this grounding, workers risk becoming technicians rather than responsible decision-makers.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
If that faith becomes troubled, and decision-makers outside of academia start weighing in more overtly, that will put new pressures on old fields.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
At the time, the understanding among decision-makers from both the county and the agricultural society was that this agreement was to be in perpetuity, according to Joe Fox, 93, who has served on Ramsey County Fair board since 1966.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Decision-maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision-maker. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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