as in senator
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill

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Recent Examples of legislator Supporters say the move is critical for California to remain competitive with other states and countries, state legislators have argued. Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 While police and legislators often focus on starting pay for rookies, the amount earned by veteran officers is far higher. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025 In none of those controversies, however, was a legislator disciplined solely for speech — until now. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 2 May 2025 As an interesting week for Google comes to an end, with Gmail under attack from hackers and Chrome under attack from legislators, a new warning has been issued for its 3 billion users. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legislator
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Noun
  • Jacqueline Collins, former state senator and member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission, echoed the sentiment.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • Salazar is a state senator representing the 18th District in Brooklyn and parts of Queens and chairs the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction.
    Julia Salazar, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Americans for the Arts also offers phone scripts and email templates to send to lawmakers.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
  • In 2019, Texas lawmakers expanded the program beyond epilepsy to include conditions like terminal cancer, autism, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and neurological disorders.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Centuries earlier, the ancient lawgiver Solon had sought to curb pleonexia by legislating against luxury and economic inequality.
    David Lay Williams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Centuries earlier, the ancient lawgiver Solon had sought to curb pleonexia by legislating against luxury and economic inequality.
    David Lay Williams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024

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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislator. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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