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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As the 119th Congress convenes, policymakers have a historic opportunity to lower prescription drug prices for Americans.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
While the economic activity might pick up in the coming months as policymakers are likely to step up stimulus and front-load deficit spending at the start of 2025, the economy is still struggling amid the structural headwinds and tariff threats from the new U.S. administration, Huang said.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
This lack of foresight raises an urgent question — why are policymakers trailing behind in regulating such transformative technologies?
San Diego’s local governments cannot afford to stay a step behind.
—Blake Behmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
At their December confab, policymakers signaled just two interest-rate cuts this year.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
While the economic activity might pick up in the coming months as policymakers are likely to step up stimulus and front-load deficit spending at the start of 2025, the economy is still struggling amid the structural headwinds and tariff threats from the new U.S. administration, Huang said.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
This lack of foresight raises an urgent question — why are policymakers trailing behind in regulating such transformative technologies?
San Diego’s local governments cannot afford to stay a step behind.
—Blake Behmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
At their December confab, policymakers signaled just two interest-rate cuts this year.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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