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

Now, the question facing policymakers and courts concerns whether that protection should be extended to AI companies. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 May 2026

This has become an increasing concern for policymakers and manufacturers attempting to reduce supply chain vulnerabilities tied to EV production and energy infrastructure. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026

Collaboration brings communities, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers into shared work that remains grounded in a lifespan focus. —Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

The convergence from opposite ends of human authority — moral and commercial — is itself a data point policymakers cannot dismiss. —Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 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