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
The 41-year-old legislator is being held without bond at the High Point Detention Center and is expected to make a court appearance on Thursday.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
State authorities contacted the woman's legislator and the conservative blogger.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
The speakers sounded slightly more optimistic about educating recyclers to recognize and refuse problematic copper than lobbying legislators to enact laws requiring more accountability of scrap-metal transactions.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
So yes, there were amendments that were taken along the way, and it was fairly enthusiastically supported by most legislators as well.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
State authorities contacted the woman's legislator and the conservative blogger.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
The speakers sounded slightly more optimistic about educating recyclers to recognize and refuse problematic copper than lobbying legislators to enact laws requiring more accountability of scrap-metal transactions.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
So yes, there were amendments that were taken along the way, and it was fairly enthusiastically supported by most legislators as well.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
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Other police accountability organizations, First Amendment advocates, local attorneys and a Bay Area state senator have all railed against the move by local police departments to shield their radio chatter.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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One-on-one bipartisan conversations between senators have failed to create a negotiating group.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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These benefit programs are not dependent on congressional approval, so the ongoing standoff between lawmakers does not impact Social Security payments.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Republican lawmaker representing Georgia’s northwest has, in recent days, doubled down on her criticism of her own party, this time hammering in on the continuing government shutdown.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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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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The oil painted portraits of past judges and four marble figures, all historically significant lawgivers, loomed overhead, mounted on the walls of the courtroom.—
Ella Lee,
USA TODAY,
25 May 2023
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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislator. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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