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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
Noun
  • In January, the University of Arkansas School of Law reversed the hiring of a new dean who had signalled support for transgender students after Republican state legislators threatened to defund the school.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kunesh and the group of bipartisan legislators and educators announced their support for the increase at a press conference earlier this month.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of legislators
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  • Meanwhile, Democratic senators are demanding that Hegseth provide a full accounting of the costs of the Iran war.
    — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Not that the easily impressed senators, eager to exculpate a favored man, took note of the irony.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of senators
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“Lawgivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawgivers. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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