policy maker
- noun
- /ˈpɒlɪsi ˈmeɪkər/
- Many of the public and policy maker focus groups reflected a lack of knowledge.
- foreign policy makers
- public policy makers
- health policy makers
The debt issue is something that bothers many Chinese policy makers within the country too.
- The debt issue is something that bothers many Chinese policy makers within the country too.
- Well, from the little I know, some of the stewards have gone to policy makers and said we are concerned.
- So he feels that policy makers need the domestic labor market to remain tight.
- The only reason a country would want to dollarize is that they've no faith in their own policy makers and need to tie their hands.
- But the, the challenge we're facing is that the tech is generally much faster than what the policy makers are.
- So whether you're an investor or, or an entrepreneur or a policy maker or an educator, it runs the whole gamut.
- He goes, we have to walk so gently around the policy makers to allow them to save face because their pride won't allow them to pivot.
Examples
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The professional and public focus groups were held over the telephone, and the policy maker group was held face to face.
Academic text (2005) -
And it's very important that in all countries, policy makers and people seek to reduce health disparities to the minimum.
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Is that the right approach for American policy makers to make?
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And not a single person gave our policy makers above a six.
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Yes, public policy makers wanted to see into this.
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So he feels that policy makers need the domestic labor market to remain tight.
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We're using economic science to advise policy makers on what to do.
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The job, after all, is not so much to predict the future as to help policy-makers think about the future.
Academic text (1994) -
We have to sort of ensure that the scientific facts go out to policy makers and that science informs policy making.
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The government held a meeting to discuss new strategies with the policy maker.
Synonyms
A person who makes rules for a government or organization
A person or group who makes important choices for others
Antonyms
How Influential
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person responsible for setting plans or decisions' is directly compositional from 'policy' (a plan or guiding principle) + 'maker' (a person who makes). This noun–noun compound follows a regular English formation pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended occupational/role meaning. Any slight nuance (maker often implies producing things) is resolved by context, preserving overall transparency.
Etymology
Policy maker combines policy, a 'plan' or 'rule' used by a government or group, and maker, someone who creates things, so picture a person at a desk writing rules for many people. That's why a policy maker is someone who decides the official plans and rules for a government or organization.