Meanings
plural policymakers · alternative policy maker · alternative policy-maker
- 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 CNN1 more example
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 manipulate what you can see online.
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
Origin
- Englishpolicy
- Proto-Germanic*makaz
- Proto-West Germanic*mak
- Proto-West Germanic*makōn?
- Old Englishmacian
- Middle Englishmaken
- Middle Englishmaker
- Englishmaker
- Englishpolicymaker
Translations
Arabic صَانِعُ سِيَاسَة
- صَانِعُ سِيَاسَة (ṣāniʕu siyāsa)one involved in the formulation of policies
Chinese Mandarin 決策人 /决策人, 決策者 /决策者
- 決策人 /决策人 (juécèrén)one involved in the formulation of policies
- 決策者 /决策者 (juécèzhě)one involved in the formulation of policies
Danish beslutningstager
- beslutningstagerone involved in the formulation of policies
Dutch beleidsmaker
- beleidsmakerone involved in the formulation of policies
Finnish linjanvetäjä, vaikuttaja
- linjanvetäjäone involved in the formulation of policies
- vaikuttajaone involved in the formulation of policies
French décideur
- décideurone involved in the formulation of policies
German Entscheidungsträger, politischer Entscheidungsträger
- Entscheidungsträgerone involved in the formulation of policies
- politischer Entscheidungsträgerone involved in the formulation of policies
Greek φορέας χάραξης πολιτικής, φορέας λήψης αποφάσεων
- φορέας χάραξης πολιτικής (foréas cháraxis politikís)one involved in the formulation of policies
- φορέας λήψης αποφάσεων (foréas lípsis apofáseon)one involved in the formulation of policies
- υπεύθυνος χάραξης πολιτικής (ypéfthynos cháraxis politikís)one involved in the formulation of policies
Hungarian döntéshozó
- döntéshozóone involved in the formulation of policies
Indonesian penentu kebijakan, pembuat kebijakan
- penentu kebijakanone involved in the formulation of policies
- pembuat kebijakanone involved in the formulation of policies
Italian responsabile delle politiche, decisore politico
- responsabile delle politicheone involved in the formulation of policies
- decisore politicoone involved in the formulation of policies
Malay penggubal dasar
- penggubal dasarone involved in the formulation of policies
Polish decydent, decydentka
- decydentone involved in the formulation of policies
- decydentkaone involved in the formulation of policies
Portuguese decisor político, responsável político
- decisor políticoone involved in the formulation of policies
- responsável políticoone involved in the formulation of policies
Romanian factor politic
- factor politicone involved in the formulation of policies
Russian лицо, определяющее политику
- лицо, определяющее политику (lico, opredeljajuščeje politiku)one involved in the formulation of policies
Spanish formulador de políticas, formulador político
- formulador de políticasone involved in the formulation of policies
- formulador políticoone involved in the formulation of policies
Cite this entry
policymaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policymaker
“policymaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policymaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “policymaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/policymaker.
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