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 legislative package sponsored by a dozen lawmakers would repeal a variety of state tax exemptions that mirror tax breaks in the federal code.
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The Denver Post, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
He’s gone viral for opposing Republican state lawmakers moving to add the Ten Commandments to public classrooms, and at another point for criticizing those lawmakers for not adopting stricter gun laws in the face of mass shootings.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2026
The final details haven’t been worked out between lawmakers in the House and Senate.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Renters rallied in Hartford on Tuesday in favor of eviction reform and lawmakers who spoke at the gathering talked about their new strategy for trying to pass a law to largely end no-fault evictions — ask the Senate to take it up first.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
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The Denver Post, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
He’s gone viral for opposing Republican state lawmakers moving to add the Ten Commandments to public classrooms, and at another point for criticizing those lawmakers for not adopting stricter gun laws in the face of mass shootings.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2026
The final details haven’t been worked out between lawmakers in the House and Senate.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Renters rallied in Hartford on Tuesday in favor of eviction reform and lawmakers who spoke at the gathering talked about their new strategy for trying to pass a law to largely end no-fault evictions — ask the Senate to take it up first.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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California legislators have enacted some AI regulation, but with heavy involvement from Newsom and more than passing courtesy to the concerns of the industry’s elite.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Since then, legislators narrowed who can qualify for the program, prioritizing low-income homeowners.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Newsom also goes on to say that he was not asked to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Boston that year, and at a party with then-state senator Barack Obama, who would give a famous keynote address at the convention, he was told no pictures could be taken of the two together.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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In addition, midterm elections will take place this November for all members of Congress, and many senators and governors, with primaries slated for the months leading up to the main contest.—
Steven Rosenberg,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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