decision-maker
noun
de·ci·sion-mak·er
di-ˈsi-zhən-ˌmā-kər 
variants
or less commonly decision maker
plural decision-makers also decision makers
: someone who is known or primarily responsible for making decisions
a good decision-maker
one of the company's key/top decision makers
However, this does not permit corrections personnel or a warden to automatically assume the role of the patient's medical decision-maker.—
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After contract extension talks with Miami decision-makers soured over the summer, Butler has made life difficult for the Heat.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Unless his demands are excessive, the club's decision-makers risk undermining their strategy of rewarding improving players either with hefty new deals or by selling them to enhance their careers.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Her hopes are with the Kremlin as the decision-makers.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The study showed that the organization of the city suggested a distinctly communal atmosphere in which commoners and elite political decision-makers worked to expand and improve the city.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Unless his demands are excessive, the club's decision-makers risk undermining their strategy of rewarding improving players either with hefty new deals or by selling them to enhance their careers.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Her hopes are with the Kremlin as the decision-makers.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The study showed that the organization of the city suggested a distinctly communal atmosphere in which commoners and elite political decision-makers worked to expand and improve the city.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Decision-maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision-maker. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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