policymaking
noun
pol·i·cy·mak·ing
ˈpä-lə-sē-ˌmā-kiŋ 
variants
or policy-making
: the act or practice of establishing policy
… Bloomberg described a world where cities, rather than nations, are the major players in both global competition and innovative policymaking …—
Rob Fischer
Rob Fischer… leaked word … that all Iraq policymaking was being centralized at the White House …—Michael Duffy et al.
—sometimes used before another nounMichael Duffy et al.the policymaking process
The Fed's policymaking committee sets rates that serve as the benchmark for the interest rates charged on mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and certificates of deposit.—Kevin G. Hall
Kevin G. HallThe controller manages a state office of more than 1,400 workers and ensures tax dollars are efficiently and effectively spent. With a few exceptions, it is not a policymaking position.—The East Bay Times (California)
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In an era of partisan and often ill-advised policymaking, the fact that 24 senators with profoundly disparate ideologies united to pass a worthwhile legislative package deserves to be celebrated.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
In fact, monetary policymaking that is data-driven and technocratic, rather than politically motivated, has since the early 1990s been seen as the gold standard of governance of national finances and has largely achieved its main purpose of keeping inflation relatively low and stable.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Key Facts There are 99.9% odds the Federal Reserve will opt for a quarter-point reduction to interest rates, which have settled between 4.25% and 4.5% since December, after the agency’s policymaking meeting on Sept. 17, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The country transformed from a low-income nation into a financial powerhouse in just a few generations, driven in large part by deliberate investments and a thoughtful approach to economic policymaking.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
In fact, monetary policymaking that is data-driven and technocratic, rather than politically motivated, has since the early 1990s been seen as the gold standard of governance of national finances and has largely achieved its main purpose of keeping inflation relatively low and stable.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Key Facts There are 99.9% odds the Federal Reserve will opt for a quarter-point reduction to interest rates, which have settled between 4.25% and 4.5% since December, after the agency’s policymaking meeting on Sept. 17, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The country transformed from a low-income nation into a financial powerhouse in just a few generations, driven in large part by deliberate investments and a thoughtful approach to economic policymaking.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Policymaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaking. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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