Meanings
nounpolicymaking (uncountable)
alternative policy-making
- uncountableThe formulation of policies.
As Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman showed in his brilliant biography, Cheney deployed his masterful knowledge of policymaking to exert influence at all levels of government.
2016 July 11, Julian Zelizer, “The vice presidency is no longer a joke”, in CNN
Origin
- Englishpolicy
- Old Englishmacung
- Middle Englishmaking
- Englishmaking
- Englishpolicymaking
Translations
French décisions
- décisionsthe formulation of policies
Greek χάραξη πολιτικής
- χάραξη πολιτικής (cháraxi politikís)the formulation of policies
Persian سیاستگذاری
- سیاستگذاری (siyâsat-gozâri)the formulation of policies
Polish tworzenie polityki
- tworzenie politykithe formulation of policies
Romanian elaborare de politici
- elaborare de politicithe formulation of policies
Vietnamese hoạch định chính sách
- hoạch định chính sáchthe formulation of policies
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APA
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Chicago
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