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

Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, in the north-west of England, will succeed Keir Starmer after receiving the backing of lawmakers in the governing Labour party. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Democratic lawmakers and the union representing TSA officers have raised concerns that expanding the program, called the Screening Partnership Program, amounts to privatizing a core government security function and could undermine TSA employees. — Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

California has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, but state lawmakers are concerned that a new technology is allowing criminals to obtain firearms by building them from scratch. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Since federal oversight ended in 2022, lawmakers and advocates have grown increasingly concerned about the erosion of services at DCF. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

As lawmakers and companies take on the challenge of protecting kids online, parents are cheering them on. — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026

That changed after the tragedy as lawmakers and others scrutinized a lack of preparedness by government agencies and riverside camps. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

After months of negotiations, lawmakers added guardrails including a monitoring plan and an advisory committee with immigration, LGBTQ+ and cybersecurity experts. — Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

In Philadelphia, lawmakers lowered into the ground a time capsule – a gift to future Americans. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026