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
Jason Poreda, a staffer in the governor’s office, told lawmakers this week that breaking up the Broward and Palm Beach district first created by a federal court in 1992 to ensure Black voters’ representation in Congress was his top priority.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that Alabama's House map violated the Voting Rights Act, and later that year, a three-judge panel rejected another map that was crafted by state lawmakers.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Meanwhile, the Hoosiers championship also comes as name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals have been scrutinized by the White House and lawmakers in Washington concerning pay-for-play and player eligibility.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 May 2026
Pan is a former Sacramento lawmaker who served in the California Assembly and Senate from 2012 to 2022.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 May 2026
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that Alabama's House map violated the Voting Rights Act, and later that year, a three-judge panel rejected another map that was crafted by state lawmakers.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Meanwhile, the Hoosiers championship also comes as name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals have been scrutinized by the White House and lawmakers in Washington concerning pay-for-play and player eligibility.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 May 2026
Pan is a former Sacramento lawmaker who served in the California Assembly and Senate from 2012 to 2022.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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That was on clear display over the past week, when legislators abdicated their authority over congressional redistricting to the governor.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Kemp is also weighing bringing the legislators back into session to rework some of the voting systems ahead of November.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Senate Republicans proposed the biggest tax-cutting proposal this year, and Greenwich Republican Ryan Fazio, the ranking GOP senator on the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, said there’s no reason Connecticut’s next budget can’t do more to assist middle-income households.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Albritton sent multiple memos to senators reminding them of Florida’s state constitutional limits on redistricting and the requirement that it not be done as a blatantly partisan act.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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