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 The legislators are rewarding themselves with pay increases while much of the legislative work remains unfinished. —

Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026 Patterson told legislators law enforcement and social services need to improve their communication processes. —

Mary Ramsey updated June 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 Elsewhere on the ballot, a tax break for local businesses was on its way to passing in Tuesday’s earliest returns with 76% approval, while a procedural move by legislators to scale back the responsibilities of a pension review board was also coasting to victory with 72% of the vote. —

Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 There have been sole finalists at seven other state schools, six of whom were ex-Republican legislators and one a career educator. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for legislator

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Montana’s senior senator and one of its two members of Congress are not running for reelection this year, attracting crowded fields of both Republicans and Democrats seeking to replace them.

— Washington Post staff, Washington Post, 3 June 2026
The majority leader needs 50 senators to vote to proceed to the $70 billion immigration funding bill — and then stick together to fend off Democratic amendments.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 June 2026