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
William GreiderExamples of policymaker in a Sentence
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As recently as March, the Fed’s policymakers had collectively forecast three rate cuts this year, starting as early as June.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
So at the end of April, Mr. Xi and his 23 top policymakers began to discuss the idea of taking some of those unwanted apartments off the market in a program not unlike the Troubled Asset Relief Program, which the U.S. government set up in the wake of the American housing market crash.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 24 May 2024
In recent years, the popular household appliance has become a political hot-button issue as policymakers and regulators have weighed environmental impacts against consumer choice.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
The wagers appear to be paying off, as Chinese policymakers’ efforts to stem a rout and signs of improvement in earnings spur a rebound in the troubled market.
—Charlotte Yang, Fortune Asia, 16 May 2024
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
So at the end of April, Mr. Xi and his 23 top policymakers began to discuss the idea of taking some of those unwanted apartments off the market in a program not unlike the Troubled Asset Relief Program, which the U.S. government set up in the wake of the American housing market crash.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 24 May 2024
In recent years, the popular household appliance has become a political hot-button issue as policymakers and regulators have weighed environmental impacts against consumer choice.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
The wagers appear to be paying off, as Chinese policymakers’ efforts to stem a rout and signs of improvement in earnings spur a rebound in the troubled market.
—Charlotte Yang, Fortune Asia, 16 May 2024
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