rulemaker
One who regulates
A rulemaker is a person or body that creates rules—especially regulations governing an industry, sport, or institution.
The term often appears in discussions of regulatory agencies: The rulemakers at the SEC proposed new disclosure requirements.
In sports, rulemakers determine how games are played.
The word can carry either neutral or slightly pejorative weight, depending on whether the rules are seen as necessary or burdensome.
Elected maker of laws
- lawmakerOne who drafts legislation
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- statuteEnacted written rule
bill · legislation · ordinance · enactment · regulation · policy · representative · senator
Device maintaining steady output
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
- governorState's chief executive
- administratorPerson who manages operations
overseer · controller · moderator · supervisor · commissioner · superintendent · director · warden
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- counselorOne who advises
- coachOne who instructs
- instructorOne who teaches skills
referee · umpire · arbiter · judge · facilitator · ethicist · protocol · guideline
Agent of institutional improvement
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
modernizer · transformer · architect · designer · founder · framers · trailblazer · groundbreaker
legislator
Elected maker of laws
- lawmakerOne who drafts legislation
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
statute · bill · legislation · ordinance · enactment · regulation · policy · representative · senator · congressperson
regulator
Device maintaining steady output
administrator · overseer · controller · moderator · supervisor · commissioner · superintendent · director · warden · chief
mentor
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
instructor · referee · umpire · arbiter · judge · facilitator · ethicist · protocol · guideline · framework
reformer
Agent of institutional improvement
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
revolutionary · modernizer · transformer · architect · designer · founder · framers · trailblazer · groundbreaker
rulemakerfollower
One who supports another
subject · subordinate · governed · citizen · constituent
rulemakerenforcer
One who ensures compliance
adjudicator · referee · umpire · judge · executor
rulemakerrulebreaker
One who violates norms
lawbreaker · transgressor · anarchist · rebel · outlaw