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
Under state law, these chairs would have eventually been auctioned off or destroyed had Illinois lawmakers not had the foresight to pass a 2014 law allowing the secretary of the senate to donate objects used by Obama to museums or the presidential museum.
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Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Stephen Maturen / Getty Images In Colorado, lawmakers denounced the shooting.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
At least one lawmaker expressed concern that the enhancement could apply to ICE officers accused of crimes.
—Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
The 2026 Georgia legislative session is still taking shape, but lawmakers from both parties have data centers in their sights.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Stephen Maturen / Getty Images In Colorado, lawmakers denounced the shooting.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
At least one lawmaker expressed concern that the enhancement could apply to ICE officers accused of crimes.
—Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
The 2026 Georgia legislative session is still taking shape, but lawmakers from both parties have data centers in their sights.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
Noun
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In the Cooper case, the university did the right thing by refusing to honor the demands of powerful legislators.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Office of Management and Budget appointee could be a legislator from Northwest Indiana, Garten said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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But Padilla’s spokesman said the senators arranged the visit in advance.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Vance celebrated their son's 4th birthday on the Senate floor in February 2024, during his time as an Ohio senator.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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