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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That starts with leadership from our policymakers.
—Sen. Todd Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Fresh off his surprisingly tough talk Wednesday on the potential for another interest rate cut in December, Powell will have to steer his way through a suddenly contentious atmosphere among policymakers that will make whichever direction the Fed chooses divisive.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Both officials were among the 12 policymakers who cast votes on last month’s interest-rate decision, though their status remained uncertain days before the Fed meeting.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
What then does this mean for the practitioner, the policymaker, and the prognosticator, and for all those who produce, participate in, or hungrily consume war stories?
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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Sen. Todd Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Fresh off his surprisingly tough talk Wednesday on the potential for another interest rate cut in December, Powell will have to steer his way through a suddenly contentious atmosphere among policymakers that will make whichever direction the Fed chooses divisive.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Both officials were among the 12 policymakers who cast votes on last month’s interest-rate decision, though their status remained uncertain days before the Fed meeting.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
What then does this mean for the practitioner, the policymaker, and the prognosticator, and for all those who produce, participate in, or hungrily consume war stories?
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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