decision-maker
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Jones said many applications never reach a human decision-maker.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Prosecutors said Najib "paints himself as a victim of rogue subordinates, when in truth, he was the single most powerful decision-maker".
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Trump “is always the ultimate and final decision-maker, and he reserves the right to exercise his constitutional clemency power as president,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said last week that there was a “whole team of qualified lawyers who look at every single pardon request” and that Trump was the final decision-maker.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025
That official would, in effect, supplant the supervisors as the top decision-maker for the facilities, setting budgets and hiring staffers.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
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