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one involved in the formulation of policies.See Also: policymaking
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policy-maker — UK US noun [C] ► GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, ECONOMICS someone who decides new policies for a government, political party, etc.: »He is an experienced and successful economic policy maker and strategic thinker … Financial and business terms
policy maker — noun someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc. (Freq. 1) policy makers often make the right decision for the wrong reason • Hypernyms: ↑important person, ↑influential person, ↑personage … Useful english dictionary
policy-maker — see policymaker … English dictionary
policy maker — government agent responsible for devising and planning of policies and courses of action … English contemporary dictionary
maker — mak|er [ˈmeıkə US ər] n 1.) a person or company that makes a particular type of goods car/film/shoe etc maker ▪ a quality furniture maker ▪ a leading Japanese computer maker maker of ▪ The makers of the car claim that it uses up to 50% less fuel… … Dictionary of contemporary English
policy — noun 1 (C, U) a course of action that has been officially agreed and chosen by a political party, business, or other organization: the government s disastrous economic policies (+ on): The company operates a very strict policy on smoking. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Policy memo — A policy memo is a brief (2 3 pages) memo targeted to a specific audience, usually policy makers, advocating a policy with just sufficient analysis of alternatives regarding a current policy debate. The purpose of a policy memo is to convince the … Wikipedia
maker — n Maker, creator, author denote one who brings something into being or existence. When written with an initial capital letter, all three terms designate God or the Supreme Being; without the capital they ascribe similar but not equivalent powers… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
-maker — suffix ► a person, company, or machine that makes a particular thing: »Who are the policy makers in the department? »a coffee maker → See also DECISION MAKER(Cf. ↑decision maker), MARKET MAKER(Cf. ↑market maker) … Financial and business terms
policy — noun 1 plan of action ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, coherent ▪ explicit, specific ▪ strict ▪ conscious, deliberate … Collocations dictionary
