lawgivers

noun

plural of lawgiver
as in legislators
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws political activists strenuously lobbied the state's lawgivers to expand the scope of the civil rights legislation

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  1. legislators
  2. senators
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  • Where the thresholds sit, which harms count, who audits what – that’s for legislators, lawyers, technologists and ethicists to decide.
    — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Newsom tried to force through a deal at the end of the legislative session that included phasing out or reduce how much insurance companies could collect in future fires, but he was met with resistance by legislators.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of legislators
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  • Trump repeatedly leaned on Thune to kill the filibuster in order to pass it, and other senators wanted Thune to try to force Democrats to pull off a talking filibuster to block the bill.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Suspicious letters spark nationwide FBI investigation as Dem senators targeted.
    — , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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