Thesaurus results for LEGISLATOR

legislator

noun

ˈle-jə-ˌslā-tər

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 Meanwhile, state legislators are working to return in the coming weeks to negotiate a budget for the next fiscal year. —

Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 With more tire retailers on board, legislators believe the program will work more effectively. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Hilton or Bianco would face the opposite in California, where many legislators would refuse to acquiesce to a Republican governor, especially one almost certain to face a swift recall, political experts said. —

Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Michigan legislators across the aisle commented on the president's statement before a ceasefire was announced. —

Julia Avant, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for legislator

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In late March, grainy photographs of the Republican South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham relaxing at Disney World spread across the internet.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
While the issue is relatively new in some states, the senators noted that California’s law is more than 30 years old.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026