as in senator
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws
the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill
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Recent Examples of legislator
This is nowhere more the case than in Florida, although legislators in Texas and Louisiana are also considering ending mandatory vaccination, and Idaho enables parents to get an exemption just by asking for it.
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Arthur Allen, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Many legislators are trying to get ahead of AI's development by setting clear legal boundaries before the technology becomes more advanced.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
In only its second year, the month-long celebration is wildly popular, leading state legislators to declare Denton the Halloween Capital of Texas.
—Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
It was introduced collaboratively by five of the nine legislators – DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey and Sean Smith – and passed 8-0, with Jalen Anderson absent.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
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Arthur Allen, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Many legislators are trying to get ahead of AI's development by setting clear legal boundaries before the technology becomes more advanced.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
In only its second year, the month-long celebration is wildly popular, leading state legislators to declare Denton the Halloween Capital of Texas.
—Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
It was introduced collaboratively by five of the nine legislators – DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey and Sean Smith – and passed 8-0, with Jalen Anderson absent.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
Noun
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The extra $200-per-month emergency increase would boost benefit payments through July 2026, according to the senators’ proposal.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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In a letter sent to senators last week, the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest representative of federal workers, opposed Johnson’s legislation.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Johnson argues keeping lawmakers home pressures the Senate to act on a seven-week funding bill.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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The president of the country's largest union representing federal workers is calling on lawmakers on Monday to pass a short-term spending bill to end the shutdown.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Centuries earlier, the ancient lawgiver Solon had sought to curb pleonexia by legislating against luxury and economic inequality.—
David Lay Williams,
TIME,
2 Oct. 2024
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The oil painted portraits of past judges and four marble figures, all historically significant lawgivers, loomed overhead, mounted on the walls of the courtroom.—
Ella Lee,
USA TODAY,
25 May 2023
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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislator. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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