Examples of lawmaker in a Sentence
the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
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The delay stems from the ongoing federal government shutdown, which began on October 1 after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on a funding bill.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Panelists joined Washington Week With The Atlantic to discuss how voters and lawmakers are responding, and more.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
The lack of competition means the greatest fear many lawmakers have is not the prospect of losing to the other party in a general election but rather being snuffed out in a primary by a more ideological and extreme challenger.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Bazalgette’s argument mirrors the one that ITV has begun making to UK lawmakers and regulators.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Panelists joined Washington Week With The Atlantic to discuss how voters and lawmakers are responding, and more.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
The lack of competition means the greatest fear many lawmakers have is not the prospect of losing to the other party in a general election but rather being snuffed out in a primary by a more ideological and extreme challenger.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Bazalgette’s argument mirrors the one that ITV has begun making to UK lawmakers and regulators.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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