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 meeting of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety is set for Sept. 3 and will involve the child safety department, Tribal Nations, law enforcement, lawmakers and child welfare experts.
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Since arriving in the Cotswolds, Vance has mingled with various right-wing politicians, including Robert Jenrick, a plummy Conservative lawmaker with growing populist pretensions, and Nigel Farage, the Brexit architect, who has a very real chance of becoming Britain’s next Prime Minister.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump championed the rollback of federal funding, and threatened to withhold support from lawmakers who voted against his wishes.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Republicans need what is called a quorum, or the minimum number of lawmakers needed to be present on the floor to carry out business.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Since arriving in the Cotswolds, Vance has mingled with various right-wing politicians, including Robert Jenrick, a plummy Conservative lawmaker with growing populist pretensions, and Nigel Farage, the Brexit architect, who has a very real chance of becoming Britain’s next Prime Minister.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump championed the rollback of federal funding, and threatened to withhold support from lawmakers who voted against his wishes.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Republicans need what is called a quorum, or the minimum number of lawmakers needed to be present on the floor to carry out business.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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In June, in another move that captured media attention, Carney asked the local delegation of state legislators to give his town the option to cap property taxes for longtime residents, disabled veterans and first responders.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Another example, as CalMatters revealed last year, is an unwritten rule that prohibits legislators from actually discussing changes in their bills during committee meetings, essentially rendering such hearings to meaningless charades.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
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The House has approved two measures, while the Senate passed a small package of three bills on Friday before senators began their break.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Aug. 2025
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The senators eventually all returned willingly after Hobby had agreed not to put the measure shifting the primary date to a vote again or arrest any of the legislators.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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