policymaking

American  

[pah-luh-see-mayk-ing] / ˈpɑ lə siˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of developing policy, especially in government.

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adjective

1. relating to the process of developing policy, especially in government.

Example Sentences

The U.S. remains in the middle of an extended mopping-up effort on a mission that the public and much of the policymaking community lost interest in some time ago.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Whether an incoming Fed chair philosophically skeptical of reactive policymaking will be receptive to more data inputs remains an open question.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

This bias not only hurts women who are economists; it can also hamper policymaking by limiting the range of perspectives that inform economic decisions.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

“Any reporting about potential policymaking that has not been officially announced by the White House is baseless speculation,” said White House spokesman Kush Desai.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Announcing his directive to the press transformed what could have been an innocuous, private reaffirmation of the department's pledge of equal treatment and opportunity into a public exercise in military policymaking.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.