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 proposal, the Republican lawmaker explained, will include provisions affecting both homestead and non-homestead properties, but details of the amendment are still being formulated.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
On the surface, the change of venue — made possible by a provision lawmakers empowered Citizens to insert at the end of most of its policies — didn’t seem like a big deal.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Republican and Democratic lawmakers questioned the tactics after the earlier strike.
—George Petras, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Epstein survivors signed the letter, including several who were part of a high-profile visit to the nation's capital earlier this month, which included public events and a private meeting with lawmakers.
—James Hill, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
On the surface, the change of venue — made possible by a provision lawmakers empowered Citizens to insert at the end of most of its policies — didn’t seem like a big deal.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Republican and Democratic lawmakers questioned the tactics after the earlier strike.
—George Petras, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Epstein survivors signed the letter, including several who were part of a high-profile visit to the nation's capital earlier this month, which included public events and a private meeting with lawmakers.
—James Hill, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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Murphy said lawmakers have already been upping their security details in the wake of several acts of political violence across the country this year, such as the assassination of two Democratic state legislators in Minnesota this summer.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Senators for decades have cherished the ability to filibuster, allowing extended debates on the floor that required legislators of both parties to compromise on legislation.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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In many ways, this was par for the course for the senator from our nation’s geographically smallest state.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the Senate, a single senator can delay a nominee's confirmation.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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