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 dispute affected educators and policymakers statewide — but Pendleton managed to take the best of both literacy methods and apply them to the 130,000-plus students then enrolled in San Diego schools, Lopez said. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025

For decades, policymakers and corporations have treated climate solutions as the domain of governments, boardrooms, and investors. —Felipe Arango, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025

The bank will speak with stakeholders and policymakers about the shift, the Times of India reported. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025

In a pre-invasion world, high inflation, wage rises, a large pending demobilization crisis and the damage to the normal economy from sanctions, should weigh upon policymakers. —Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025

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