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 economic conditions have put Federal Reserve policymakers in a bind.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Traders are now pricing in a 93% chance that the Fed will cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point when policymakers meet next week.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
This is advocated as the route to allowing consumers and communities (alongside policymakers, because the wider impact of this understanding should filter upwards) to make more informed choices about technology.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And the increase in the share of BNPL users paying late could be the sign and it should be closely monitored by researchers, policymakers, and consumer advocacy groups.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Traders are now pricing in a 93% chance that the Fed will cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point when policymakers meet next week.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
This is advocated as the route to allowing consumers and communities (alongside policymakers, because the wider impact of this understanding should filter upwards) to make more informed choices about technology.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And the increase in the share of BNPL users paying late could be the sign and it should be closely monitored by researchers, policymakers, and consumer advocacy groups.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for policymaker
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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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