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.

—Erik Larsen and Katherine Drabiak

Examples of decision-maker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the guitar work set him apart among the music community’s decision-makers. —Tom Roland, Billboard, 1 July 2024

Ware worked out for the Heat at Kaseya Center on June 6, doing enough to convince Miami’s top decision-makers to draft him in the first round. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024

Chinese decision-makers do not want to drift into prolonged isolation, which would undermine China’s prospects for economic growth and its search for international status. —Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024

The same research and data can help decision-makers of all kinds integrate this information into processes as diverse as city planning, building codes, mortgage underwriting (including by FNME and FMCC), and REIT valuation. —Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above