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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Parents cannot shoulder this burden alone; policymakers and safety regulators have a responsibility to set the terms of what enters childhood.
—Dr. Dana Suskind, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
But not all Fed policymakers are so sanguine.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
In a recent blog post, Cato Institute Scholar Colleen Hroncich said bureaucrats and policymakers make the big decisions in public school systems.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
Wells Fargo, however, argued that the very same chart explains why policymakers are unlikely to tolerate a deep bear market.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
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Dr. Dana Suskind, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
But not all Fed policymakers are so sanguine.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
In a recent blog post, Cato Institute Scholar Colleen Hroncich said bureaucrats and policymakers make the big decisions in public school systems.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
Wells Fargo, however, argued that the very same chart explains why policymakers are unlikely to tolerate a deep bear market.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 17 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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