policymaker

noun

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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The move could empower conservative school boards and parent activists in California and across the country, who have resisted efforts from liberal educators and policymakers to affirm transgender identities. Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Top policymakers earlier this month affirmed stimulus plans and a recent effort to encourage private-sector tech entrepreneurs in the wake of DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence breakthroughs. Eunice Yoon,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025 The public acknowledgement Monday represents a stunning fall for a San Diego nonprofit that has challenged policies and policymakers dating back to 1945. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025 Such plans, if true, are very much in keeping with the trend among policymakers in Europe to pursue such ‘offshoring’ schemes. Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for policymaker

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of policymaker was in 1868

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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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