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
The government shutdown entered its second week on Monday as a solution to Washington’s gridlock over the federal budget continues to elude lawmakers.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
But at least one lawmaker appreciates the new arrangements.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1340 after throwing his weight behind it in August when lawmakers brokered a deal allowing independent drivers to unionize in exchange for loosening companies’ accident insurance coverage requirements.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
But Univision has sought to make this one a political battle, as well, enlisting support from numerous lawmakers, and now the president.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
But at least one lawmaker appreciates the new arrangements.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1340 after throwing his weight behind it in August when lawmakers brokered a deal allowing independent drivers to unionize in exchange for loosening companies’ accident insurance coverage requirements.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
But Univision has sought to make this one a political battle, as well, enlisting support from numerous lawmakers, and now the president.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
Noun
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Novi Mayor Justin Fischer, among other mayors, state legislators and CEOs.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In Texas, legislators had always seemed to be enacting new regulations aimed at making the clinic’s work more difficult.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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The gap in government services will be painful, and Democratic senators and aides report constituents are already peppering them with questions about the shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Three senators who caucus with Democrats – John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Angus King of Maine – joined Republicans in supporting the bill.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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