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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Perhaps more importantly, the government needs a data collection and reporting system that translates the numbers into insights that policymakers can easily understand and use.
—Jennifer Tescher, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But if Indian policymakers do not break the conceptual barrier between economics and security, India will remain vulnerable to China and its ambitions for hegemony in Asia.
—Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
This is why many policymakers in the Global South, led by Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley, are pushing for a reimagining of the international financial system.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2024
Chinese policymakers are urgently trying to address a plummeting birth rate, fearing that the rapidly aging workforce and burden on social safety nets will drag on the world's second-largest economy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Tescher, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But if Indian policymakers do not break the conceptual barrier between economics and security, India will remain vulnerable to China and its ambitions for hegemony in Asia.
—Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
This is why many policymakers in the Global South, led by Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley, are pushing for a reimagining of the international financial system.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2024
Chinese policymakers are urgently trying to address a plummeting birth rate, fearing that the rapidly aging workforce and burden on social safety nets will drag on the world's second-largest economy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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