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 environmental justice office had a mission of integrating equity and civil rights into environmental policymaking, and protecting low-income and minorities most at risk from air and water pollution.
—Valerie Volcovici, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The trans rights music festival takes place at the Black Cat on May 30 and May 31, and all proceeds go to Gender Liberation Movement to help fund future rallies, demonstrations, and direct actions in protest of anti-trans policymaking.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2025
Economists associated with the Minneapolis district were leaders 30 years ago in an intellectual revolution that refuted the Keynesian theories that dominated federal policymaking from the 1940s into the 1990s.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Officials across Europe characterized the U.S. move as an unwanted intrusion into sovereign policymaking.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Valerie Volcovici, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The trans rights music festival takes place at the Black Cat on May 30 and May 31, and all proceeds go to Gender Liberation Movement to help fund future rallies, demonstrations, and direct actions in protest of anti-trans policymaking.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2025
Economists associated with the Minneapolis district were leaders 30 years ago in an intellectual revolution that refuted the Keynesian theories that dominated federal policymaking from the 1940s into the 1990s.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Officials across Europe characterized the U.S. move as an unwanted intrusion into sovereign policymaking.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 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 30 Apr. 2025.
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