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policy-making

policy-making adjective: that formulates policies. Also the alternative form of policymaking.

Adjective

policy-making (not comparable)

  1. That formulates policies.
    • It is the policy-making and financial body, responsible for establishing and maintaining proper co-ordination between the various Executives, and has a duty to ensure that each Executive carries out efficiently the duties delegated to it in its particular sphere of operations.1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 2
    Synonyms:
    executive

Also used as

policy-making is also the alternative form of policymaking.

Synonyms of policy-making

Questions about policy-making

What does policy-making mean?
Policy-making means that formulates policies.
What part of speech is policy-making?
Policy-making is an adjective.

Words near policy-making in the dictionary

  1. policy shops
  2. policy wonk
  3. policy wonks
  4. policy-maker
  5. policy-makers
  6. policy-making
  7. policyholder
  8. policyholders
  9. policyholding
  10. policying
  11. policyless

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