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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When the coaching staff was completed earlier in the offseason, the Panthers decision-makers had the scouting department and the coaching staff meet to discuss their philosophies.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
The roundtables were followed the next day by a series of one-to-one 15-minute meetings with decision-makers, set up by the VdR-Industry team to match projects with potential partners.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Mandates must be rare, appropriate, nuanced to time and place, and led by local decision-makers.
—Tom Frieden, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Not only did Chinese decision-makers know the team of experienced foreign policy operators in the new White House, but Xi’s personal relationship with Biden dated back to the then vice president’s visit to China in 2011.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
And, instead of stocking these opinion panels with Trumpists, the decision-makers at these outlets frequently put Beltway-friendly, anti-Trump establishment Republicans on the right-wing side of the scale.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
At the same time, Marin welcomes no longer being the only Black decision-maker in the room at the CBC or elsewhere in the industry.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
But now, both candidates are rushing to fill the void with mainstream voters who often emerge as decision-makers in Arizona elections.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
However, the real ire might be better directed at the team’s decision-makers; not only Roberts, but a culpable front office that traded away productive (albeit, hardly unhittable) left-handed relievers Caleb Ferguson and Victor González this offseason without adding any direct replacements.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
The roundtables were followed the next day by a series of one-to-one 15-minute meetings with decision-makers, set up by the VdR-Industry team to match projects with potential partners.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Mandates must be rare, appropriate, nuanced to time and place, and led by local decision-makers.
—Tom Frieden, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Not only did Chinese decision-makers know the team of experienced foreign policy operators in the new White House, but Xi’s personal relationship with Biden dated back to the then vice president’s visit to China in 2011.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
And, instead of stocking these opinion panels with Trumpists, the decision-makers at these outlets frequently put Beltway-friendly, anti-Trump establishment Republicans on the right-wing side of the scale.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
At the same time, Marin welcomes no longer being the only Black decision-maker in the room at the CBC or elsewhere in the industry.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
But now, both candidates are rushing to fill the void with mainstream voters who often emerge as decision-makers in Arizona elections.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
However, the real ire might be better directed at the team’s decision-makers; not only Roberts, but a culpable front office that traded away productive (albeit, hardly unhittable) left-handed relievers Caleb Ferguson and Victor González this offseason without adding any direct replacements.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Decision-maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision-maker. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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