policy-makingnoun [ U ]
also policymaking uk/ˈpɒl.ə.siˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈpɑː.lə.siˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/the activity of deciding on new policies, especially by a government or political party
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Plans and arrangements
- appointed
- arrangement
- blueprint
- bottom-up
- campaign
- card
- formulate
- game plan
- have a card up your sleeve idiom
- intention
- itinerary
- lock
- package deal
- planning
- preparation
- programme
- project
- road map
- specification
- strategy
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UK politics: government administration & organisation
policy-maker
noun [ C ] also policymaker /ˈpɒl.ə.siˌmeɪ.kər//ˈpɑː.lə.siˌmeɪ.kɚ/
U.S. policymakers are forced to make hard choices between national security and domestic priorities.