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
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The growing pace of crypto ATM fraud has some policymakers pursuing bans and others asking why the nation is blanketed in these machines in the first place.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
The hour-long discussion will examine current trends in infant mortality, explore medical, environmental, and policy-related factors that may influence outcomes, and address the critical questions parents and policymakers are asking about protecting the health of infants and young children.
—Bill Wachsberger, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
For Latin America’s policymakers—few of whom had any love lost Maduro—this creates a grim incentive.
—Oliver Stuenkel, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
While Greenland has its own local government (including a parliament that oversees some domestic and civil affairs), laws related to defense, national security and the economy are controlled by policymakers in Copenhagen.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
The hour-long discussion will examine current trends in infant mortality, explore medical, environmental, and policy-related factors that may influence outcomes, and address the critical questions parents and policymakers are asking about protecting the health of infants and young children.
—Bill Wachsberger, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
For Latin America’s policymakers—few of whom had any love lost Maduro—this creates a grim incentive.
—Oliver Stuenkel, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
While Greenland has its own local government (including a parliament that oversees some domestic and civil affairs), laws related to defense, national security and the economy are controlled by policymakers in Copenhagen.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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