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
Barnes, who also served as a county legislator, is known as bringing people together across various communities and political lines and for governing with both competence and compassion, always putting people first, McGee said.
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Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Congress could pass a continuing resolution (CR), which would reopen government agencies for a limited period, providing legislators with time to negotiate a long-term deal.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The bill would have expanded existing laws guarding legislators’ and their families’ personal information from data brokers to the general public.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Johnson helped lead this effort, which involved legislators and lobbyists working in Washington, Florida and El Salvador.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Congress could pass a continuing resolution (CR), which would reopen government agencies for a limited period, providing legislators with time to negotiate a long-term deal.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The bill would have expanded existing laws guarding legislators’ and their families’ personal information from data brokers to the general public.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Johnson helped lead this effort, which involved legislators and lobbyists working in Washington, Florida and El Salvador.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
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The gap in government services will be painful, and Democratic senators and aides report constituents are already peppering them with questions about the shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Three senators who caucus with Democrats – John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Angus King of Maine – joined Republicans in supporting the bill.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Industry groups had also urged lawmakers to avoid the shutdown, warning that the travel sector was already sensitive to staffing challenges and seasonal demand could be hit hard.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party tapped Sanae Takaichi, positioning the conservative lawmaker to become Japan’s first female prime minister.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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