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
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Recent Examples of lawmakers
Starmer had previously vowed to stand in any formal Labour leadership race triggered by rebel lawmakers who feating a 2029 election wipeout sought to replace him.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Calls for his resignation intensified last month, with more than 100 Labour lawmakers publicly urging him to step aside or set out a timetable for his departure.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2026
State lawmakers passed budget bills this week that aim to raise revenue in other ways, including by extending a tax on healthcare providers.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 21 June 2026
At the end of this past session, lawmakers also passed a Medicaid omnibus bill putting guardrails around some of the financial support hospitals receive from the state.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
More money for the Pentagon Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the rounds on Capitol Hill last week as lawmakers consider Pentagon funding as part of the Republican majority’s next big budget package.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
But without legislative might, the lawmakers' options to go further are dwindling.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 June 2026
This looting of the Treasury has apparently been averted, following a rare revolt by Republican lawmakers.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The nomination will need to be approved by lawmakers.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Calls for his resignation intensified last month, with more than 100 Labour lawmakers publicly urging him to step aside or set out a timetable for his departure.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2026
State lawmakers passed budget bills this week that aim to raise revenue in other ways, including by extending a tax on healthcare providers.
—Sophie Austin, Fortune, 21 June 2026
At the end of this past session, lawmakers also passed a Medicaid omnibus bill putting guardrails around some of the financial support hospitals receive from the state.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
More money for the Pentagon Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the rounds on Capitol Hill last week as lawmakers consider Pentagon funding as part of the Republican majority’s next big budget package.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
But without legislative might, the lawmakers' options to go further are dwindling.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 June 2026
This looting of the Treasury has apparently been averted, following a rare revolt by Republican lawmakers.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The nomination will need to be approved by lawmakers.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmakers
Noun
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State legislators currently in a special session will not work on Juneteenth, and state offices will be closed.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Sessions in both chambers of Congress were temporarily halted by raucous legislators celebrating the German victory, according to the journalist David Margolick’s book on the Louis-Schmeling rivalry.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Six Republican senators voted with Democrats.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of senators strives to add new aircraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunter fleet and codify the agency’s role in meteorological research.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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“Lawmakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmakers. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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