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
Our legislators should ban all importation of exotic animals.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Two current and former Jackson County legislators will join the race for Jackson County executive following a temporary extension to the filing period for the role.
—Ilana Arougheti
may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Understanding the reasons behind these demands could provide legislators and educators with a greater opportunity to develop regulations and practices that are consistent with how families are making educational choices.
—Kenneth V. Anthony, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Homendy has previously criticized the FAA and legislators for failing to act on the agency’s recommendations.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Two current and former Jackson County legislators will join the race for Jackson County executive following a temporary extension to the filing period for the role.
—Ilana Arougheti
may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Understanding the reasons behind these demands could provide legislators and educators with a greater opportunity to develop regulations and practices that are consistent with how families are making educational choices.
—Kenneth V. Anthony, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Homendy has previously criticized the FAA and legislators for failing to act on the agency’s recommendations.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
Noun
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Senate Republicans proposed the biggest tax-cutting proposal this year, and Greenwich Republican Ryan Fazio, the ranking GOP senator on the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, said there’s no reason Connecticut’s next budget can’t do more to assist middle-income households.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Albritton sent multiple memos to senators reminding them of Florida’s state constitutional limits on redistricting and the requirement that it not be done as a blatantly partisan act.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Across the border, Indiana lawmakers have already authorized building a new domed stadium.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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After the 1970 census, southern lawmakers seeking to dilute the electoral power of Black voters who’d gained the franchise in the 1960s decided to split Black-majority areas into districts where they would be outvoted by conservative whites.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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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 8 May. 2026.
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