Oriental reader gets to decide who goes to the park? (7)
I believe the answer is:
elector
'oriental reader gets to decide who goes to the park?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'oriental reader' is the wordplay.
'oriental' becomes 'e'.
'reader' becomes 'lector' ('lector' can be a synonym of 'reader').
'e'+'lector'='ELECTOR'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elector that I've seen before include "might he make one cross?" , "Crosses" , "One whom may vote" , "One has a legal right to vote" , "One crossing" .)