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
House Speaker Mike Johnson earlier this week prevented a vote on a bipartisan bill that would mandate the full release of the Epstein files—cosponsored by fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna—by sending lawmakers home early for their five-week recess.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 24 July 2025
While debate persists, both in Iran and the U.S., as to the extent of damage caused by Israeli and U.S. attacks, some Iranian lawmakers have already pushed for a bill to call for Iran's withdrawal from the NPT, and potentially the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as well, in parliament.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
But state officials prohibited him, and all the lawmakers, from doing so — confiscating their phones and cameras.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The lawmakers have sued over the denial, saying that DeSantis’ administration is impeding lawmakers’ oversight authority.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 24 July 2025
While debate persists, both in Iran and the U.S., as to the extent of damage caused by Israeli and U.S. attacks, some Iranian lawmakers have already pushed for a bill to call for Iran's withdrawal from the NPT, and potentially the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as well, in parliament.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
But state officials prohibited him, and all the lawmakers, from doing so — confiscating their phones and cameras.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The lawmakers have sued over the denial, saying that DeSantis’ administration is impeding lawmakers’ oversight authority.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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The sharp increase in spending also followed a law passed by Republican legislators in the December 2018 lame-duck session that authorized the Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader to hire private lawyers with taxpayer money.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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Plaintiffs argue that losing the ability to challenge discriminatory maps directly endangers the representation of Native American legislators and could set a precedent for other states to follow.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Democrat, serves as junior U.S. senator from Delaware.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Durbin justified his stance during the hearing by citing precedent set by Vice President JD Vance, who, while serving as a Republican senator from Ohio, took similar steps to delay the confirmation of Biden’s judicial picks.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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