policy wonk

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[edit] Noun

policy wonk (plural policy wonks)

1. (politics, government) A person who studies or develops strategies and policies, especially one who has a keen interest in and aptitude for technical details.
   • 1992, Walter Shapiro, "Gore A Hard-Won Sense of Ease," Time, 20 Jul,

     Clinton and Gore . . . . both are new-ideas moderates with a policy wonk's love of the intricacies of complex issues.

[edit] Synonyms

• theoretician