Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of lawmakers Immigration policy gets to the core of the country’s identity, yet lawmakers haven’t passed legislation for comprehensive reform in more than thirty-five years. —

Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 7 June 2026 In 2019, Colorado lawmakers extended the statute of limitations on failure to report child abuse from 18 months to three years. —

Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 Palm also criticized lawmakers for their inaction on addressing issues within the program that have been known for years. —

CBS News, 7 June 2026 In light of the ruling, a federal appeals court is allowing Alabama to use a state Senate map approved by Republican lawmakers in this year's election instead of one imposed by a federal judge who found the state had diluted the voting power of Black residents. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers last week that the DOJ would be backing off of the fund, amid bipartisan opposition to the idea. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 June 2026 The appointment also triggered concerns among lawmakers who oversee intelligence programs. —

Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026 My hope is simply that state lawmakers would be more open to hearing from cities across Idaho before these changes are finalized. —

Rose Evans june 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2026 Some lawmakers are taking notice. —

Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026

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Richard Pinsky, the lobbyist now representing Hernandez in pushing for the claims bill, said that many legislators viewed the bill as ineligible because claims bills typically require a finding of negligence from a judge.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Disguised with a tactical uniform and realistic mask that covered his entire head, Boelter drove a fake police SUV with lights flashing to the legislators’ homes.

— Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026