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 women’s health advocates and policymakers work to implement more comprehensive wellness solutions, Florida businesses have a unique opportunity to take proactive steps in supporting expecting employees.
—Rebecca L. Palmer, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
Interest, and sometimes urgency, in understanding and tracking deep-space objects stems from a desire to fundamentally understand the workings of the cosmos as well as helping policymakers and scientists understand threats — whether those threats are asteroids or foreign adversaries.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Family privacy in schools has been steadily eroding for decades as policymakers have allowed FERPA—written in 1974, before personal computers or the web—to become powerless against tech's expansion into classrooms.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Health experts and policymakers have called for stricter regulations on youth social media use, while social media companies have been reckoning with accountability about their platforms' harmful effects on children.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca L. Palmer, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
Interest, and sometimes urgency, in understanding and tracking deep-space objects stems from a desire to fundamentally understand the workings of the cosmos as well as helping policymakers and scientists understand threats — whether those threats are asteroids or foreign adversaries.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Family privacy in schools has been steadily eroding for decades as policymakers have allowed FERPA—written in 1974, before personal computers or the web—to become powerless against tech's expansion into classrooms.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Health experts and policymakers have called for stricter regulations on youth social media use, while social media companies have been reckoning with accountability about their platforms' harmful effects on children.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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