Synonyms of lawmaker

lawmaker

noun

ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• legislator
• senator
• lawgiver
• congressman
• assemblyman
• solon
• congresswoman
• assemblywoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lawmaker

This referendum would direct lawmakers to establish a new constitutional limit on how much local governments can raise property taxes to fund public services such as schools, roads and police. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

Because online sportsbooks and casinos are regulated by state governments, those lawmakers establish whether gambling is legal and set corporate tax rates (with the notable exception of prediction markets). — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Special Report often pairs these pro-Trump voices with liberal pundits like Jessica Tarlov and Leslie Marshall, and its Common Ground segment brings together lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Traditionally, lawmakers redrew congressional lines every decade after a census. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026