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lawmaker

noun

ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kər

Definition of lawmaker

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 Yet North Carolina state lawmakers suspended the services in 2025 over budget worries. — Priyanka D McCluskey, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 The new threat assessment joins a chorus of Russia warnings from top European security officials and lawmakers in recent days. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Overnight, the winner of November’s election will have the authority to set the state budget, draft legislation, veto bills, and greenlight or kill lawmakers’ pet projects. — Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 In early September 2026, a lawmaker in the Dominican Republic introduced a bill that would require all public schools in the Caribbean nation to offer courses in Haitian Creole. — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawmaker

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Many legislators from both parties also have endorsed the use of state funds to expand energy assistance.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
After budget deliberations this summer, state legislators changed course and decided to partially fund the program.

— Priyanka D McCluskey, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of legislator

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Schmitt’s staff said the senator did not possess any texts that referenced Clark.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
History was made this week on Capitol Hill when a female senator womansplained sports to a male senator, and surprisingly, the gender-shaming reversal did not cause the universe to collapse on itself.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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