rulemakers
Those establishing regulations
Rulemakers are those who establish rules—whether legislators drafting laws, sports officials setting regulations, or committees creating standards.
The term often carries a slight edge, distinguishing those who create constraints from those who must follow them: The rulemakers in Washington don't understand how this affects small businesses.
Elected officials writing statutes
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
legislators · representatives · senators · delegates · policymakers · parliamentarians · drafters · sponsors
Organizations providing services
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- watchdogsProtective guardian animals
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
inspectors · enforcers · compliance · auditors · standards · licensing · certification · accreditation
Sports match arbiters
- umpiresSports contest officials
- officialsThose holding formal power
- FIFAInternational soccer authority
- IOCOlympic governing body
NCAA · commissioners · federations · associations · leagues · eligibility · disqualification · penalties
Organizational oversight and control
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
hierarchy · officials · executives · ministers · secretaries · departments · cabinet · appointees
Legal proceeding overseers
- courtsJudicial bodies or playing areas
- magistratesCivil judicial officers
- justicesAdministrators of law
- arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
tribunals · rulings · precedent · jurisprudence · bench · gavel · interpretation · adjudication
lawmakers
Elected officials writing statutes
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
council · legislators · representatives · senators · delegates · policymakers · parliamentarians · drafters · sponsors · committees
agencies
Organizations providing services
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- watchdogsProtective guardian animals
oversight · inspectors · enforcers · compliance · auditors · standards · licensing · certification · accreditation · EPA
referees
Sports match arbiters
- umpiresSports contest officials
- officialsThose holding formal power
- FIFAInternational soccer authority
IOC · NCAA · commissioners · federations · associations · leagues · eligibility · disqualification · penalties · infractions
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
sovereignty · hierarchy · officials · executives · ministers · secretaries · departments · cabinet · appointees · technocrats
judges
Legal proceeding overseers
- courtsJudicial bodies or playing areas
- magistratesCivil judicial officers
- justicesAdministrators of law
arbitrators · tribunals · rulings · precedent · jurisprudence · bench · gavel · interpretation · adjudication · appeals
rulemakerssubjects
Areas of study
subordinates · citizens · constituents · followers · rank and file
rulemakersrulebreakers
Those who disobey regulations
lawbreakers · violators · transgressors · rebels · outlaws