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

These assumptions shape legislation, drive advocacy and inform the research that policymakers rely on. —Christopher Carita, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

Of course, this is just a simple way to look at a complex problem that befuddles property owners, insurance companies and policymakers alike. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 June 2026

By telegraphing their next moves, policymakers can cause those longer-term rates to change even before the Fed adjusts its own benchmark rate. —Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Conventional interventions have been largely ineffective, suggesting a rate increase may be the strongest tool left for policymakers to stabilize the won. —Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 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