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

North Carolina lawmakers attempted to wrest control of the facility from Charlotte last decade due to concerns of meddling by the city. — Dj Simmons july 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Amendments placed on the ballot by lawmakers would still need only a statewide majority — a distinction critics call hypocritical. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Should lawmakers get rid of Texas’ sales tax break for data centers? — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

And lawmakers on Capitol Hill, including some Republicans, made good on promises to restore aid to stations that serve tribal audiences, such as KSUT, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 July 2026

She was also not asked any other questions specifically about Clark, Thomas' punch to Clark's throat or a recent letter sent to the league by 11 GOP lawmakers pressing for greater accountability regarding the physical treatment against Clark. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

No discipline had yet been handed out, the lawmakers said they were told. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

This Garden State mishap is fueling an ocean of political faux outrage and much gnashing of teeth and a MAGA demand that federal lawmakers pass the SAVE America Act, which would severely limit the use of voting by mail. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Did another huge budget surplus motivate Democrat lawmakers to institute any across-the-board tax reforms? — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026