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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While many European leaders and policymakers are no doubt considering what such a scenario would mean for the continent, few are willing to speak about it publicly.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 8 July 2024
Powell did caution that further evidence that inflation is moving toward the Fed's 2% target level would be needed before the policymakers would cut rates.
—Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2024
The role of public health policymakers and researchers is to investigate ways to eliminate an issue that is harming people’s well-being, explained Horwitz.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 1 July 2024
By defeating Chevron, conservative policymakers and corporate lobbyists scored their most significant legal victory in an aggressive, decades-long campaign to curtail the reach of the federal government.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 8 July 2024
Powell did caution that further evidence that inflation is moving toward the Fed's 2% target level would be needed before the policymakers would cut rates.
—Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2024
The role of public health policymakers and researchers is to investigate ways to eliminate an issue that is harming people’s well-being, explained Horwitz.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 1 July 2024
By defeating Chevron, conservative policymakers and corporate lobbyists scored their most significant legal victory in an aggressive, decades-long campaign to curtail the reach of the federal government.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
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“Policymaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaker. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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