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
For example, Republican legislators who posted low-credibility information were more likely to receive greater online attention, a pattern not observed among Democrats.
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Yu-Ru Lin, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Now, districts are poised to receive less money than promised because legislators had to fill their billion-dollar budget hole.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
In the 1990s, the state enacted a ban on lobbyist gifts to legislators, though few major changes have happened since, including disclosure rules.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
Republican legislators have been considering slashing federal support to states to save money.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Yu-Ru Lin, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Now, districts are poised to receive less money than promised because legislators had to fill their billion-dollar budget hole.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
In the 1990s, the state enacted a ban on lobbyist gifts to legislators, though few major changes have happened since, including disclosure rules.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
Republican legislators have been considering slashing federal support to states to save money.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
Noun
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Among the questions the senators present for review are inquiries about how incentivizing employees at field offices to resign impacted customer service, as well as the effect of incentivizing appeals council employees to do the same on appeals council decisions.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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The senator will retire from his post at the end of his fifth term, in January 2027.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both lawmakers saw that bill as an effort to bring the current state law banning minors from accessing physical copies of pornography into the 21st century.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2025
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The new voucher-style tax credits have major differences from the grants lawmakers killed.—
Audrey Dutton,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 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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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 2 May. 2025.
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