as in legislator
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 lawmaker
The government shutdown entered its second week on Monday as a solution to Washington’s gridlock over the federal budget continues to elude lawmakers.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
But at least one lawmaker appreciates the new arrangements.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1340 after throwing his weight behind it in August when lawmakers brokered a deal allowing independent drivers to unionize in exchange for loosening companies’ accident insurance coverage requirements.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
But Univision has sought to make this one a political battle, as well, enlisting support from numerous lawmakers, and now the president.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
But at least one lawmaker appreciates the new arrangements.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1340 after throwing his weight behind it in August when lawmakers brokered a deal allowing independent drivers to unionize in exchange for loosening companies’ accident insurance coverage requirements.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
But Univision has sought to make this one a political battle, as well, enlisting support from numerous lawmakers, and now the president.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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An industrial engineer by profession and a former legislator in the Venezuelan National Assembly, Machado has been shot at and targeted by federal prosecutors.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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The committee evaluates nominations from qualified proposers—such as heads of state, national legislators, professors in relevant disciplines, past laureates, and directors of foreign policy or peace institutes.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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But Florida’’s two Republican senators blocked the appointment of the longtime partner with Coral Gables law firm Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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The federal government shutdown entered Day Nine on Thursday with still no end in sight after senators the previous day rejected Republican and Democratic plans to reopen the government.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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