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policymaker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English policy Proto-Germanic *makaz Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker English policymaker From policy + maker.

Meanings

1. One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
   • 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:
   • 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:

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Translations (29)

pl decydent (one involved in the formulation of policies) · cmn 決策人 /决策人 (one involved in the formulation of policies) · es formulador de políticas (one involved in the formulation of policies) · cmn 決策者 /决策者 (one involved in the formulation of policies) · el υπεύθυνος χάραξης πολιτικής (one involved in the formulation of policies) · fr décideur (one involved in the formulation of policies) · sh креатор политике (one involved in the formulation of policies) · ro factor politic (one involved in the formulation of policies) · pt responsável político (one involved in the formulation of policies) · el φορέας λήψης αποφάσεων (one involved in the formulation of policies) · it responsabile delle politiche (one involved in the formulation of policies) · fi vaikuttaja (one involved in the formulation of policies) · el φορέας χάραξης πολιτικής (one involved in the formulation of policies) · hu döntéshozó (one involved in the formulation of policies) · id pembuat kebijakan (one involved in the formulation of policies) · es formulador político (one involved in the formulation of policies) · de politischer Entscheidungsträger (one involved in the formulation of policies) · pt decisor político (one involved in the formulation of policies) · it decisore politico (one involved in the formulation of policies) · id penentu kebijakan (one involved in the formulation of policies) · de Entscheidungsträger (one involved in the formulation of policies) · da beslutningstager (one involved in the formulation of policies) · ms penggubal dasar (one involved in the formulation of policies) · ru лицо, определяющее политику (one involved in the formulation of policies) · pl decydentka (one involved in the formulation of policies) · nl beleidsmaker (one involved in the formulation of policies) · ar صَانِعُ سِيَاسَة (one involved in the formulation of policies) · fi linjanvetäjä (one involved in the formulation of policies) · sh kreator politike (one involved in the formulation of policies)