: a person preoccupied with arcane details or procedures in a specialized field
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the policy wonks in the government
the candidate has an army of policy wonks ready to write for him a position paper on virtually any issue
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Voters are more dubious of technocrats, policy wonks, and academics committed to foreign aid.
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Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Social Security is the third rail of American politics
Social Security advocates say Trump and Musk, the tech billionaire, are learning a lesson absorbed by many politicians and policy wonks before them.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
As the noise about tariffs increases on a daily basis, some retail policy wonks began to search for historical perspective.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Policymakers, of course, have condemned the deal, but many of the country’s experts and policy wonks believe that the glass is at least half full.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2014
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Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Social Security is the third rail of American politics
Social Security advocates say Trump and Musk, the tech billionaire, are learning a lesson absorbed by many politicians and policy wonks before them.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
As the noise about tariffs increases on a daily basis, some retail policy wonks began to search for historical perspective.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Policymakers, of course, have condemned the deal, but many of the country’s experts and policy wonks believe that the glass is at least half full.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2014
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“Wonk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonk. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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