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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Its members will include legislators chosen by the Democratic and Republican leaders, the state commissioner of education and a broad range of interested parties such as teachers, parents, students municipal officials and state and national experts in school funding.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026 -
State legislators passed a bill to add guardrails to the industry designed to protect residents from cost spikes on their electric bills and risks to their water supply.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Republican senators and senior aides say 51 firm votes for that maneuver are exceedingly unlikely to exist.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Several senators on Tuesday poured scorn on Warsh’s contention that the AI boom could clear the way for rate cuts, Semafor’s DC team noted.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Lawgivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawgivers. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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