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
Many lawmakers, conservative and liberal alike, mourned him and the incident of political violence.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
The Agricultural Council of Arkansas, the Arkansas Rice Growers Association, the Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Arkansas Rice Federation, which is affiliated with the national USA Rice Federation, sent letters to lawmakers.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
But the law is toothless, imposing no punishment on lawmakers for missing the deadline.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Her frustration lies with party leadership, not rank and file legislators whose hands are often tied by higher-ranking lawmakers, Budd told The Charlotte Observer.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
House Republicans stalled the release of a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open through most of November, as lawmakers weighed how to protect themselves following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Carrying signs and repeating calls, protestors urged lawmakers to protect the space agency's future.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Her comments prompted a standing ovation from European lawmakers.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The rapid fire special session marks a departure from previous redistricting efforts in Missouri, in which lawmakers spent weeks debating different versions of maps.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
The Agricultural Council of Arkansas, the Arkansas Rice Growers Association, the Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Arkansas Rice Federation, which is affiliated with the national USA Rice Federation, sent letters to lawmakers.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
But the law is toothless, imposing no punishment on lawmakers for missing the deadline.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Her frustration lies with party leadership, not rank and file legislators whose hands are often tied by higher-ranking lawmakers, Budd told The Charlotte Observer.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
House Republicans stalled the release of a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open through most of November, as lawmakers weighed how to protect themselves following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Carrying signs and repeating calls, protestors urged lawmakers to protect the space agency's future.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Her comments prompted a standing ovation from European lawmakers.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The rapid fire special session marks a departure from previous redistricting efforts in Missouri, in which lawmakers spent weeks debating different versions of maps.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmakers
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Murphy said lawmakers have already been upping their security details in the wake of several acts of political violence across the country this year, such as the assassination of two Democratic state legislators in Minnesota this summer.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Senators for decades have cherished the ability to filibuster, allowing extended debates on the floor that required legislators of both parties to compromise on legislation.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of Republican senators, including Marsha Blackburn and Josh Hawley, are keen to pass regulation that mitigates AI harms.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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California’s senators backed full disclosure.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Lawmakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmakers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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