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policymaker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَانِعُ سِيَاسَة (ṣāniʕu siyāsa) — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 決策人 /决策人 (juécèrén) — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 決策者 /决策者 (juécèzhě) — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Danish: beslutningstager — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Dutch: beleidsmaker — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Finnish: linjanvetäjä — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Finnish: vaikuttaja — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • French: décideur — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • German: Entscheidungsträger — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • German: politischer Entscheidungsträger — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Greek: φορέας χάραξης πολιτικής (foréas cháraxis politikís) — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Greek: φορέας λήψης αποφάσεων (foréas lípsis apofáseon) — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Greek: υπεύθυνος χάραξης πολιτικής (ypéfthynos cháraxis politikís) — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Hungarian: döntéshozó — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Indonesian: penentu kebijakan — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Indonesian: pembuat kebijakan — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Italian: responsabile delle politiche — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Italian: decisore politico — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Malay: penggubal dasar — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Polish: decydent — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Portuguese: decisor político — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Portuguese: responsável político — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Romanian: factor politic — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Russian: лицо, определяющее политику (lico, opredeljajuščeje politiku) — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Serbo-Croatian: креатор политике — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Serbo-Croatian: kreator politike — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Spanish: formulador de políticas — one involved in the formulation of policies
  • Spanish: formulador político — one involved in the formulation of policies