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

Based on the information county boards gather, members are charged with creating strategies for local and state policymakers to prevent similar deaths. —CBS News, 7 June 2026

Even as policymakers have become increasingly supportive of digital asset innovation, crypto businesses continue to operate within a framework that prioritizes reporting, disclosure, registration, custody standards, and financial surveillance. —Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

Hospitals and policymakers must treat boarding as a patient safety emergency. —Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026

This is the risk policymakers are still underestimating. —John W.h. Denton Ao, Fortune, 6 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