Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Concerned with or involved in the creation of policies: Describes an activity, process, or body that is focused on establishing principles, rules, or plans of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes, as opposed to the day-to-day implementation or administration of those plans.

Usage

The adjective "policy-making" is used to describe the function or nature of an entity or activity. It distinguishes the strategic act of creating policy from the operational act of carrying it out (administration).

Examples

• The council's policy-making role is separate from its executive duties.
• She holds a senior policy-making position within the ministry.
• The committee is primarily a policy-making body; it does not handle daily operations.
• Understanding the policy-making process is crucial for effective advocacy.

Advanced Usage

• "policy-making process": The series of steps or stages involved in developing and establishing a policy.
  • Public consultation is a key part of the policy-making process.
• "policy-making body/committee/authority": A group or institution with the official power to establish policies.
  • The board of directors is the main policy-making body for the corporation.

Variants and Related Words

• Policy (n): A principle or plan of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual.
• Policy maker (n): A person responsible for or involved in formulating policies, especially in government or a large organization.
• Make policy (verb phrase): To engage in the process of policy-making.
  • It is the parliament's role to make policy.

Synonyms

• Strategic
• Formulative
• Decisional (in the context of high-level decision-making)

Antonyms

• Administrative
• Operational
• Executive (in the context of implementing, not formulating)

Adjective

1. concerned with policy, not administration