policy-making
Deciding official rules
Policy-making is the process of creating official rules, guidelines, or courses of action, especially by governments or organizations.
The term emphasizes the deliberative work behind policies—research, debate, negotiation, and drafting: She spent her career in policy-making at the state level.
Often hyphenated as an adjective: policy-making bodies, the policy-making process.
Organizational oversight and control
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- governmentAuthority over a state
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
cabinet · council · executive · parliament · presidency · regime · statecraft · stewardship
Amount owed, written
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
amendment · codification · enactment · ratification · lobbying · advocacy · bipartisan · nonpartisan
Ability to see
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- prioritiesMost important things
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- long-termLasting extended period
foresight · goals · outcomes · impact · initiatives · agenda · planning · targets
Careful weighing of choices
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
consensus · analysis · evaluation · assessment · review · consideration · input · feedback
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
delegation · empowerment · prerogative · competence · legitimacy · accountability · power · command
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- governmentAuthority over a state
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
oversight · cabinet · council · executive · parliament · presidency · regime · statecraft · stewardship · diplomacy
bill
Amount owed, written
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
regulation · amendment · codification · enactment · ratification · lobbying · advocacy · bipartisan · nonpartisan · senate
vision
Ability to see
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- prioritiesMost important things
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
long-term · foresight · goals · outcomes · impact · initiatives · agenda · planning · targets · projections
deliberation
Careful weighing of choices
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
compromise · consensus · analysis · evaluation · assessment · review · consideration · input · feedback · hearing
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
discretion · delegation · empowerment · prerogative · competence · legitimacy · accountability · power · command · control
guidelines
Suggested rules for behavior
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
mechanism · methodology · structure · system · approach · model · template · paradigm · criteria · standards
- shared responsibilityteamwork, cooperation, collaboration, mutual obligation, collective action
policy-makingimplementation
Putting plans into effect
enforcement · execution · administration · compliance · carrying out
policy-makingexecution
Completing a planned task
operations · service delivery · carrying out · doing · fieldwork
policy-makingnonpolitical
Not concerning government matters
abstention · apolitical · disengagement · private life · passivity