as in legislator
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws
the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
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Recent Examples of lawmaker
Rob Olson Olson is a longtime Republican state lawmaker who represented Johnson County residents in the House from 2005 to 2010 and the Senate from 2011 to 2024 before leaving state politics.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
State lawmakers could choose to use state funds to cover FoodShare benefits for November, which would require lawmakers to vote to create a new funding appropriation or to expand an existing appropriation to deliver the state funds, according to the fiscal bureau.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
On Friday, Democratic lawmakers wrote to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins requesting to use roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to cover next month's benefits.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Ask an influential lawmaker about an endgame, and the answers have been virtually the same since the shutdown began.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
State lawmakers could choose to use state funds to cover FoodShare benefits for November, which would require lawmakers to vote to create a new funding appropriation or to expand an existing appropriation to deliver the state funds, according to the fiscal bureau.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
On Friday, Democratic lawmakers wrote to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins requesting to use roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to cover next month's benefits.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Ask an influential lawmaker about an endgame, and the answers have been virtually the same since the shutdown began.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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North Carolina cities and towns are prohibited by state law from giving away government property, but Mooresville worked with legislators on a local bill to let the Lake Norman town do so when benefiting veterans, Carney said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her nonprofit, the Health Freedom Defense Fund, is now distributing model legislation and a how-to guide, with talking points to persuade legislators.—
Audrey Dutton,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Laurence des Cars, the Louvre director, told senators Wednesday that cameras failed to detect the thieves in time to prevent their audacious heist.—
Zacharie Petit,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, conservative activists from outside Indiana have vowed to come to here to rally and organize against Indiana senators who've opposed redistricting.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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