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

The Hijacked War: The Story of Chinese POWS in the Korean War Chang’s exceptionally vivid account of prisoners during the Korean war leads him to condemn key U.S. policymakers. —Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024

The Caveat: Fed policymakers cannot micro-manage all aspects of the financial system and the economy. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 June 2024

Wednesday Federal Reserve policymakers will announce their decision on interest rates at the conclusion of their two-day meeting. —Andrew Torgan, CNN, 9 June 2024

And while inflation plagued economies around the world and many of its contributing factors were outside the control of U.S. policymakers, leaders also made choices. —Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above