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policymaker

policymaker noun: one involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.

Noun

policymaker (plural policymakers)

  1. One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
    • The choice for vice president is of much more than a junior campaign partner. The nation is deciding on a powerful leader and policymaker who will not be vetted by Congress.2016 July 11, Julian Zelizer, “The vice presidency is no longer a joke”, in CNN
    • Major websites such as Facebook, Google and Netflix are speaking up today to oppose an effort by Republican policymakers who are seeking to undo the government's net neutrality regulations — those federal rules passed in 2015 aimed at making sure Internet providers like Verizon or AT&T can't...2017 July 12, Brian Fung, “Even 4chan Is Opposing the Republican Plan for Net Neutrality”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 12 Jul 2017

policymaker meaning in Bengali, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

policymaker in Bengali

সরকার

policymaker in Arabic

one involved in the formulation of policies
صَانِعُ سِيَاسَة ṣāniʕu siyāsa

policymaker in Malay

one involved in the formulation of policies
penggubal dasar

policymaker in Indonesian

one involved in the formulation of policies
penentu kebijakan, pembuat kebijakan

Examples of policymaker in a sentence

  • The people will be in the streets if the policymakers allow hyperinflation to happen.
  • Powell and his fellow policymakers have little reason to signal clearly what comes next.
  • However, as the principal UK policymaker and the Cop26 president, the PM should have led the summit.

All 11 example sentences with policymaker

Forms of policymaker

pluralpolicymakers
alternative formpolicy maker
alternative formpolicy-maker

Origin of policymaker

From policy + maker.

Questions about policymaker

What does policymaker mean?
Policymaker means one involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
What is policymaker in Bengali?
Policymaker in Bengali is সরকার. See Policymaker meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is policymaker?
Policymaker is a noun.
What is the plural of policymaker?
The plural of policymaker is policymakers.

Words near policymaker in the dictionary

  1. policyholders
  2. policyholding
  3. policying
  4. policyless
  5. policylessness
  6. policymaker
  7. policymakers
  8. policymaking
  9. policyowner
  10. policyscape
  11. policyscapes

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