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
Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, has been the lone lawmaker behind the monthslong legal fight.
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Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Now, state lawmakers from Augusta are leading the charge to add an investigation into the Kemp and Dooley families to the agenda for June.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Noel told lawmakers thought the case being dropped would be the end of her association with Epstein.
—James Hill, ABC News, 6 June 2026
To key Illinois lawmakers, that left wiggle room.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Now, state lawmakers from Augusta are leading the charge to add an investigation into the Kemp and Dooley families to the agenda for June.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Noel told lawmakers thought the case being dropped would be the end of her association with Epstein.
—James Hill, ABC News, 6 June 2026
To key Illinois lawmakers, that left wiggle room.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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From Idaho legislators to federal lawmakers So far failing to hit pay dirt with legislation in Idaho, Gleason and his family have shifted to pursuing a federal law with similar aims.—
Kevin Fixler
June 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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At least two of those draft bills, by Bozeman legislators Josh Seckinger and Ellie Boldman, would define corner crossing as fully legal in Montana.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Montana’s senior senator and one of its two members of Congress are not running for reelection this year, attracting crowded fields of both Republicans and Democrats seeking to replace them.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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The majority leader needs 50 senators to vote to proceed to the $70 billion immigration funding bill — and then stick together to fend off Democratic amendments.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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