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

If lawmakers don’t extend it, the cornerstone of the Pentagon’s legal argument will evaporate. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Begich said he and Kreiss-Tomkins, both former state lawmakers, share many of the same priorities. — Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

Some Tennessee lawmakers went further, proposing to prohibit providers from administering mRNA vaccines altogether. — Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Several lawmakers are calling for an entire reform of the governance structure of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents, saying the system is broken, bureaucratic and lacks accountability. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Now Pérez was creating a party, called Raíces, to which most of the lawmakers formerly associated with the Seed Movement had defected. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Nepali lawmakers have slammed the administration over bureaucratic delays in distributing resources after the floods, including medical equipment and staffing of medical facilities. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Now, a group of British lawmakers has called on the government to end the use of real bearskins in the ceremonial headpieces worn by the King’s Guard. — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Although political rhetoric against Muslims in Texas has become increasingly hostile — some GOP lawmakers even discussed a ban on halal food — pitmasters like Abdul-Kafi see the rise of halal barbecue as an effective counterargument. — Ulaa Kuziez, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026