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policymaker

/ˈpɑː.lɪ.si.ˌmeɪ.kər/· noun

政治/经济B2

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Chinese meaning

决策者；政策制定者

制zhì定dìng政zhèng策cè、左zuǒ右yòu重zhòng大dà决jué策cè走zǒu向xiàng的de人rén

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格gé林lín斯sī潘pān作zuò为wéi那nà个ge时shí代dài最zuì权quán威wēi的de经jīng济jì政zhèng策cè掌zhǎng舵duò者zhě

Example

The pre-eminent economic policymaker of his time and a skilled political operator, he favored market-friendly stances that would later come to be associated with destructive financial forces.

作为那个时代最杰出的经济政策制定者、也是一位老练的政治运作者，他青睐市场友好的立场，而这些立场后来被与破坏性的金融力量联系在一起。

Source: The New York Times

Background ✎

出chū自zì《纽niǔ约yuē时shí报bào》对duì美měi联lián储chǔ前qián主zhǔ席xí艾ài伦lún·格gé林lín斯sī潘pān的de讣fù告gào，他tā享xiǎng年nián 100 岁suì

Roots · etymology

由 policy（政策）+ maker（制造者）直接合成

  • policy(政策) + maker(制造者)

Collocations

  • economic policymaker / senior policymaker / central bank policymaker

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