assemblyman

noun

Definition of assemblymannext
as in legislator

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Recent Examples of assemblyman Bores, 35, is a New York state assemblyman who co-sponsored the state's Responsible AI Safety and Education Act, legislation that requires AI companies to report safety incidents and publish information on their safeguards. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 22 June 2026 The thirty-five-year-old New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, a candidate in the pullulating Democratic primary for New York’s Twelfth Congressional District, opted instead to enlist a chatbot. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 Among the Bay Area residents in the race are San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan; California’s superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, a former East Bay assemblyman; and billionaire investor Tom Steyer, a San Francisco resident. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 Hoover, who lives in Folsom, served as chief of staff to Kevin Kiley during the now-congressman’s tenure as a state assemblyman, which ended in 2022. — Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assemblyman
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  1. legislator
  2. assemblywoman
  3. lawmaker
  4. congressman
Noun
  • Two state legislators will be facing primaries after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that their challengers had the right to be on the ballot after errors by the Secretary of the State’s office.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Abarca’s allegations Both Abarca’s accusations and the federal case against LeVota have to do with Jackson County legislators allegedly receiving monetary offers in exchange for skewing electoral outcomes.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of legislator
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  • Sugar confronts her at a ceremonial funeral for the unknown deceased, a fittingly dramatic setting for our guy to have the final word as FBI agents roll up on the assemblywoman.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Gonzalez-Rojas is a Queens assemblywoman.
    — Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
Definition of assemblywoman
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  • The revelation comes just weeks after another lawmaker and county executive candidate publicly raised allegations of corruption in the Jackson County Legislature — and faced his own demotion in the process.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Three Pennsylvania lawmakers are demanding an overhaul of the Moshannon Valley Processing Center.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of lawmaker
Noun
  • El-Sayed will face Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman, in November in a race that will help determine control of the Senate.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Whoever wins will need to bring splintered factions back into the fold to beat Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of congressman

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