"policymaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: policymakers [plural]
Etymology: policy + maker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|policy|maker}} policy + maker Head templates: {{en-noun}} policymaker (plural policymakers)
  1. One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists. Synonyms: policy maker Related terms: policymaking Translations (one involved in the formulation of policies): 決策人 (Chinese Mandarin), 决策人 (juécèrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 決策者 (Chinese Mandarin), 决策者 (juécèzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), beslutningstager [common-gender] (Danish), beleidsmaker [masculine] (Dutch), linjanvetäjä (Finnish), vaikuttaja (Finnish), décideur [masculine] (French), Entscheidungsträger (German), politischer Entscheidungsträger (German), φορέας χάραξης πολιτικής (foréas cháraxis politikís) [masculine] (Greek), φορέας λήψης αποφάσεων (foréas lípsis apofáseon) [masculine] (Greek), υπεύθυνος χάραξης πολιτικής (ypéfthynos cháraxis politikís) [masculine] (Greek), döntéshozó (Hungarian), penentu kebijakan (Indonesian), pembuat kebijakan (Indonesian), responsabile delle politiche (Italian), decisore politico (Italian), decydent (Polish), decisor político (Portuguese), responsável político (Portuguese), factor politic [masculine] (Romanian), лицо, определяющее политику (lico, opredeljajuščeje politiku) (Russian), креатор политике [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kreator politike [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), formulador de políticas (Spanish), formulador [masculine] (Spanish), responsable político (Spanish), responsable de las políticas (Spanish)

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      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
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      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
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      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
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      "word": "φορέας λήψης αποφάσεων"
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      "roman": "ypéfthynos cháraxis politikís",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "υπεύθυνος χάραξης πολιτικής"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "word": "döntéshozó"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "word": "penentu kebijakan"
    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "word": "pembuat kebijakan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "word": "responsabile delle politiche"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "word": "decisore politico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "word": "decydent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "word": "decisor político"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "word": "responsável político"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
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      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
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      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
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      "sense": "one involved in the formulation of policies",
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    },
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