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lawmaker

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lawmaker

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
Synonyms of lawmaker

lawgiver, legislator, solon
Words Related to lawmaker

assemblyman, assemblywoman

congressman, congresswoman

senator

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