decision-maker
noun
de·ci·sion-mak·er
di-ˈsi-zhən-ˌmā-kər 
variants
or less commonly decision maker
plural decision-makers also decision makers
: someone who is known or primarily responsible for making decisions
a good decision-maker
one of the company's key/top decision makers
However, this does not permit corrections personnel or a warden to automatically assume the role of the patient's medical decision-maker.—
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As for Hamas, most of the statements about the deal have come from the group’s political leadership, located outside the country, but some experts believe the key decision-maker is Yahya Sinwar, the group’s leader inside Gaza.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 June 2024
These dynamic exercises teach students to think through di erent constraints faced by decision-makers, alongside practicing policymaking firsthand at a granular level.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Next, generating possible bills may involve negotiating among multiple groups of decision-makers and stakeholders who have divergent values and objectives, such as reducing the number of undocumented immigrants but also treating them humanely.
—Leo Gugerty, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
His commentary on the impotence of studios’ diversity initiatives gets at the heart of the problem: there is a wide disparity between those who decide what gets made and the audience of largely working-class people whose time and attention decision-makers rely on for profit.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 12 June 2024
These dynamic exercises teach students to think through di erent constraints faced by decision-makers, alongside practicing policymaking firsthand at a granular level.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Next, generating possible bills may involve negotiating among multiple groups of decision-makers and stakeholders who have divergent values and objectives, such as reducing the number of undocumented immigrants but also treating them humanely.
—Leo Gugerty, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
His commentary on the impotence of studios’ diversity initiatives gets at the heart of the problem: there is a wide disparity between those who decide what gets made and the audience of largely working-class people whose time and attention decision-makers rely on for profit.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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“Decision-maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision-maker. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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