policymaker

(also policy-maker)

/ˈpɑl·ə·siˌmeɪ·kər/ n [C]

Definition

› a member of a government department, legislature, or other organization who is responsible for making new rules, laws, etc.: U.S. policymakers are forced to make hard choices between national security and domestic priorities. policymaking (also policy-making) /ˈpɑl·ə·siˌmeɪ·kɪŋ/ n [U] › The Bundesbank said Thursday its policy-making council left the German discount rate unchanged.

(Definition of policymaker n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)