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
The House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the Minnesota fraud scandal was complete with lawmakers pointing fingers and exchanging barbs in heated exchanges.
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Most lawmakers who condemned the incident did not call it a murder in their public statements.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Last session, lawmakers nearly passed a $3 million bill to help school districts educate students who need additional services, like a full-time nurse or an ASL interpreter, that can cost more than $50,000.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Because those employees are in turn often availing themselves of Medi-Cal, Elhawary said, lawmakers see a logical path to taxing their employers in order to support the healthcare system at large.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
But lawmakers would need to agree on details of a proposal — or multiple proposals — that would go on the November ballot.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
The other Democratic lawmakers in the video aren’t drawing military pensions, so are not subject to the military code of justice.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
In a news conference Tuesday afternoon from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Duffy urged lawmakers to approve the bipartisan bill to reopen the government.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Progressive groups urged Democratic lawmakers to insist on the 30-day extension and oppose the spending bill, saying business as usual must not continue.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
Most lawmakers who condemned the incident did not call it a murder in their public statements.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Last session, lawmakers nearly passed a $3 million bill to help school districts educate students who need additional services, like a full-time nurse or an ASL interpreter, that can cost more than $50,000.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Because those employees are in turn often availing themselves of Medi-Cal, Elhawary said, lawmakers see a logical path to taxing their employers in order to support the healthcare system at large.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
But lawmakers would need to agree on details of a proposal — or multiple proposals — that would go on the November ballot.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
The other Democratic lawmakers in the video aren’t drawing military pensions, so are not subject to the military code of justice.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
In a news conference Tuesday afternoon from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Duffy urged lawmakers to approve the bipartisan bill to reopen the government.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Progressive groups urged Democratic lawmakers to insist on the 30-day extension and oppose the spending bill, saying business as usual must not continue.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmakers
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In Colorado, legislators who leave office early are replaced by a small vacancy committee of party officials and volunteers, and the party that most recently won the open seat in a general election oversees the vacancy committee.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both legislators begin their new roles effective Monday afternoon.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump has lashed out at five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week, raising doubts that the measure will ultimately pass.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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In December, senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden wrote a letter to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice asking that the deal be closely evaluated for potential anti-trust and civil-rights issues, but it was approved by the Justice Department a few weeks later.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Lawmakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmakers. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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