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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President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director has sparked mixed reactions from lawmakers and former officials, with Republicans praising the controversial pick.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Dec. 2024
After a contentious hours-long debate, lawmakers in Britain on Friday, Nov. 29 voted to support a bill allowing people with a terminal condition and less than six months to live the choice of taking a substance to end their lives, the Associated Press reported.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
In a landmark decision for the United Kingdom, British lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill that will allow terminally ill adults to end their lives with assistance in England and Wales.
—Callie Patteson, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, European lawmakers issued a resolution urging Georgia to hold new elections under international supervision, fearing for their legitimacy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Dec. 2024
After a contentious hours-long debate, lawmakers in Britain on Friday, Nov. 29 voted to support a bill allowing people with a terminal condition and less than six months to live the choice of taking a substance to end their lives, the Associated Press reported.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
In a landmark decision for the United Kingdom, British lawmakers have voted in favor of a bill that will allow terminally ill adults to end their lives with assistance in England and Wales.
—Callie Patteson, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, European lawmakers issued a resolution urging Georgia to hold new elections under international supervision, fearing for their legitimacy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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