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
In Albany, Jeffries was part of a group of young Black and Latino lawmakers from New York City who played pickup basketball together and plotted legislative strategy over beers at a Bonefish Grill.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The ruling from the Senate parliamentarian is advisory, but such rulings are rarely if ever ignored when lawmakers put together legislation that can pass with a simple majority.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Three swing districts disappeared in California when lawmakers redrew its map so Democrats could pick up seats.
—Ashley Wu, New York Times, 18 May 2026
The provision has posed possible political hurdles for Republicans as well, putting lawmakers in competitive races in a vulnerable position ahead of November's elections.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Arguments in that case, which are also slated for Tuesday, will focus on a campaign seeking to strike the map down at the ballot box through a quirk in Missouri law called the referendum that allows citizens to challenge most laws passed by state lawmakers.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
His case drew national attention in December when lawmakers pressed then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a testy congressional hearing about veterans swept up in the crackdown.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The context North Carolina lawmakers still have not passed a state budget for this fiscal year, which began in July, amid an ongoing tax cut stalemate between the House and Senate.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
To send a constitutional amendment to voters, lawmakers are supposed to approve the measure twice — once before and once after a legislative election.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The ruling from the Senate parliamentarian is advisory, but such rulings are rarely if ever ignored when lawmakers put together legislation that can pass with a simple majority.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Three swing districts disappeared in California when lawmakers redrew its map so Democrats could pick up seats.
—Ashley Wu, New York Times, 18 May 2026
The provision has posed possible political hurdles for Republicans as well, putting lawmakers in competitive races in a vulnerable position ahead of November's elections.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Arguments in that case, which are also slated for Tuesday, will focus on a campaign seeking to strike the map down at the ballot box through a quirk in Missouri law called the referendum that allows citizens to challenge most laws passed by state lawmakers.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
His case drew national attention in December when lawmakers pressed then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a testy congressional hearing about veterans swept up in the crackdown.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The context North Carolina lawmakers still have not passed a state budget for this fiscal year, which began in July, amid an ongoing tax cut stalemate between the House and Senate.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
To send a constitutional amendment to voters, lawmakers are supposed to approve the measure twice — once before and once after a legislative election.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmakers
Noun
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Budget brawl House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley chats with legislators during the 2025 Georgia Legislative session.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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Trump’s Medicaid reductions will start hitting state budgets next year, forcing legislators to make difficult decisions about whom and what to cut.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Several senators were still in the building after holding a session when the gunshots were heard by a throng of journalists, including two from the Associated Press.—
Joeal Calupitan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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In 2023, senators assailed Ticketmaster, which is owned by Live Nation Entertainment, for its lack of transparency and inability to block bots from purchasing tickets on behalf of scalpers.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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