policymaking
noun
pol·i·cy·mak·ing
ˈpä-lə-sē-ˌmā-kiŋ 
variants
or policy-making
: the act or practice of establishing policy
… Bloomberg described a world where cities, rather than nations, are the major players in both global competition and innovative policymaking …—
Rob Fischer
Rob Fischer… leaked word … that all Iraq policymaking was being centralized at the White House …—Michael Duffy et al.
—sometimes used before another nounMichael Duffy et al.the policymaking process
The Fed's policymaking committee sets rates that serve as the benchmark for the interest rates charged on mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and certificates of deposit.—Kevin G. Hall
Kevin G. HallThe controller manages a state office of more than 1,400 workers and ensures tax dollars are efficiently and effectively spent. With a few exceptions, it is not a policymaking position.—The East Bay Times (California)
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The diversification push is directing investment, policymaking, and research toward industries like autonomous mobility, culture and tourism, financial services, food security, and health care.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Led by Haidt, its team keeps track of legislature around child phone use and creates documents that offer policymaking ideas, among other initiatives.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Odinga had recently signed a political pact with Kenyan President William Ruto that saw his opposition party involved in critical government policymaking and its members appointed to the cabinet.
—CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
But looking deeper, that such payments are seen as an entitlement by many farmers, impatient because the cash has not yet flowed, shows how moribund sound policymaking has become in our nation.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Led by Haidt, its team keeps track of legislature around child phone use and creates documents that offer policymaking ideas, among other initiatives.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Odinga had recently signed a political pact with Kenyan President William Ruto that saw his opposition party involved in critical government policymaking and its members appointed to the cabinet.
—CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
But looking deeper, that such payments are seen as an entitlement by many farmers, impatient because the cash has not yet flowed, shows how moribund sound policymaking has become in our nation.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for policymaking
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“Policymaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policymaking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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