policymaker

See also: policy maker and policy-maker

English

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.

policymaker (plural policymakers)

One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.
- 2016 July 11, Julian Zelizer, “The vice presidency is no longer a joke”, in CNN‎^[1]:
  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.
- 2017 July 12, Brian Fung, “Even 4chan Is Opposing the Republican Plan for Net Neutrality”, in The Washington Post‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 July 2017:
  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.

one involved in the formulation of policies