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
Whether legislators draw up new legislation regarding the sale and use of THC remains to be seen.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
For example, in New Hampshire—which is already last among the 50 states for state public education funding as a percentage of revenue receipts—legislators are debating substantial reductions in financial assistance aimed at higher ed and public education.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
This, coupled with another incident four years earlier, led Benjamin to reach out to legislators, asking for help in protecting people like her daughter by increasing transparency and accountability at the Department of Developmental Services.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
Police said the suspect targeted her, another Democratic state legislator and their spouses.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 June 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
For example, in New Hampshire—which is already last among the 50 states for state public education funding as a percentage of revenue receipts—legislators are debating substantial reductions in financial assistance aimed at higher ed and public education.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
This, coupled with another incident four years earlier, led Benjamin to reach out to legislators, asking for help in protecting people like her daughter by increasing transparency and accountability at the Department of Developmental Services.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
Police said the suspect targeted her, another Democratic state legislator and their spouses.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
Noun
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Senate Republicans also added a $25 billion fund to help rural hospitals after some GOP senators expressed concern about how they could be affected by the change to provider taxes.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Changes to the renewable energy language — including removal of the excise tax on wind and solar — were negotiated by a group of Republican senators, including Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Iowa Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley.—
Matthew Daly,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Following classified briefings this week, Republican lawmakers acknowledged the US strikes may not have eliminated all of Iran’s nuclear materials – but argued that this was never part of the military’s mission.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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There is no limit to the number of amendments lawmakers can seek.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
30 June 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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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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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislator. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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