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

In July, over 250 former lawmakers, clerics, professors and other public figures signed an anti-war petition warning of the costs of the conflict. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Zelenskyy spoke with lawmakers late Tuesday evening ahead of a Senate vote on a punishing new Russia sanctions package, which advanced toward a final vote expected next week. — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Parliament’s first day in session was dominated by opposition lawmakers’ blistering criticisms of the government’s response. — Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

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