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

And in Congress, lawmakers filed five new bipartisan bills this summer to limit the industry, adding to the dozen-plus pending proposals. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

The rollback on beef tariffs, about as popular with some lawmakers as that new round of Canadian tariffs. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

California lawmakers have reached a deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

State law does not require the lawmakers to fund raises, but failure to do so opens the door to renegotiate union contracts, bringing forth questions about the strength of these collective bargaining agreements. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Amendment 3, which Missouri lawmakers approved for the ballot last year, is supported by the Missouri Right to Life PAC and Her Health Her Future. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026

That’s because the root causes of the recent jump in bond yields—especially massive debt and deficits—are not priorities among most lawmakers. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

All that is likely to change if Democrats control either chamber, with lawmakers eager for Congress to flex their own power as a coequal branch of government more willing to hold the White House in check. — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

There are Republican lawmakers who want the White House to do more, who are asking for it. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026