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

… leaked word … that all Iraq policymaking was being centralized at the White House …

—Michael Duffy et al.

—sometimes used before another noun

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

The 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)

Examples of policymaking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lags theory says that people’s perceptions about politicians and economic policymaking can take quite a while to catch up with a changing environment. —John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024

Marina Dimitrijevic said holding the contract to ensure policy changes are codified was not punitive but rather good policymaking. —Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024

The Golden State’s golden opportunity California Assemblyman Anthony Rendon, a Democrat who was one of the longest-serving Assembly speakers in California history, is spending his last year in office trying to make happiness more central to policymaking, The Associated Press reported. —David Milliken, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024

In the summer of 2023, a bill was swiftly approved in parliament to guarantee the president's influence over Poland’s appointments to the European Union and strengthen his role in EU policymaking. —Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024

And as both Mexico and the U.S. prepare for presidential elections this year, immigration and border control are taking center stage in political discourse – and in policymaking. —Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2024

This demonstrates a deep understanding of the multifaceted climate crisis and a commitment to leveraging Silicon Valley innovation in policymaking. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024

The disparate treatment of nonunion workers calls for a new approach to federal policymaking carried out in the name of workers. —Desirée Leclercq, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024

The summit dialogue made clear that realizing AI's positive potential requires strategic investment, agile policymaking, and continuous skill-building by both public and private sector institutions. —Mark Minevich, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above