decision-maker
noun
de·ci·sion-mak·er
di-ˈsi-zhən-ˌmā-kər 
variants
or less commonly decision maker
plural decision-makers also decision makers
: someone who is known or primarily responsible for making decisions
a good decision-maker
one of the company's key/top decision makers
However, this does not permit corrections personnel or a warden to automatically assume the role of the patient's medical decision-maker.—
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Executives and top decision-makers—who typically had very different work experiences from the broader employee population—were often the primary voices in planning.
—Ryan Anderson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
On Day 3 Miami’s decision-makers should be focused on players who can improve the roster’s overall depth, be ideal scheme fits, and athletes who can help on special teams.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Philosophical differences between them dated back to Booth's first days as the front office's top decision-maker in 2022, when president of basketball operations Tim Connelly left Denver for the same job in Minnesota.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
At another funding body in Poland, the decision-maker questioned whether Trepper was actually Polish as he was born in an area that was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire at the time.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Anderson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
On Day 3 Miami’s decision-makers should be focused on players who can improve the roster’s overall depth, be ideal scheme fits, and athletes who can help on special teams.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Philosophical differences between them dated back to Booth's first days as the front office's top decision-maker in 2022, when president of basketball operations Tim Connelly left Denver for the same job in Minnesota.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
At another funding body in Poland, the decision-maker questioned whether Trepper was actually Polish as he was born in an area that was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire at the time.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Decision-maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision-maker. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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