policymaker

[ pol-uh-see-mey-ker ]

/ ˈpɒl ə siˌmeɪ kər /

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noun

a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.

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Origin of policymaker

First recorded in 1945–50; policy¹ + maker

OTHER WORDS FROM policymaker

pol·i·cy·mak·ing, adjective, noun

Words nearby policymaker

policier, policlinic, policy, policyholder, policy loan, policymaker, policyowner, policy science, Polignac, polio, polioencephalitis

How to use policymaker in a sentence

So it makes it hard to convince policymakers that action needs to be taken.
U.S. response to coronavirus variants emphasizes masks and vaccines instead of lockdowns|Fenit Nirappil, Brittany Shammas|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
That’s why Prata hopes scientists and policymakers can learn from it.
Unmasking the pandemic’s pollution problem|Stephen Ornes|January 28, 2021|Science News For Students
“If two of those three are worried about optics rather than security, that’s a problem for the policymakers that put them in those position,” Davis said.
House security chief said lawmaker wariness of military at Capitol drove his resistance to early request for National Guard|Rosalind Helderman, Beth Reinhard, Karoun Demirjian, Carol D. Leonnig|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
If generals are always fighting the last war, economic policymakers are always fighting the last quarter.
How Democrats can save the US economy over and over again|Tim Fernholz|January 12, 2021|Quartz

We need more public-private partnerships like this—among educators, private industry, and policymakers—that can accelerate the availability of opportunities for a workforce hungry for them.
There’s no better time than now to build a better pipeline for women in tech|Andrew Nusca|January 11, 2021|Fortune
The issue before him as a policymaker, he said, is whether the current proposals are going to do anything about it.
Marco Rubio’s Climate Change Doublespeak|Eleanor Clift|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST