Synonyms of lawmakers

lawmakers

noun

plural of lawmaker

as in legislators

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

• legislators
• senators
• solons
• lawgivers
• congressmen
• assemblymen
• congresswomen
• assemblywomen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lawmakers

Last month, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would require AI labs to maintain the ability to shut down, throttle or suspend their models. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026

Defense officials and lawmakers have warned that replenishing some inventories could take years given existing production constraints. — Jarrett Renshawand Ernest Scheyder Reuters, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

The continuing resolution delays the prohibition on hemp products from November 12 until December 11, giving lawmakers time to regulate the popular consumer products instead of prohibiting them outright. — A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Similarly, Maryland lawmakers proposed a bill that would study the possibility of withdrawing from PJM. — Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026

Reina O’Neal has been endorsed by the district’s teachers union and several Central Florida Democratic lawmakers. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Some lawmakers who worked with Jackson have criticized him as having a temper, including once throwing a plastic water bottle on the ground in frustration while disagreeing with a female lawmaker. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Zelenskyy spoke with lawmakers late Tuesday evening ahead of a Senate vote on a punishing new Russia sanctions package, which advanced toward a final vote expected next week. — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Parliament’s first day in session was dominated by opposition lawmakers’ blistering criticisms of the government’s response. — Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026