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