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
Whether legislators draw up new legislation regarding the sale and use of THC remains to be seen.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
For example, in New Hampshire—which is already last among the 50 states for state public education funding as a percentage of revenue receipts—legislators are debating substantial reductions in financial assistance aimed at higher ed and public education.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
This, coupled with another incident four years earlier, led Benjamin to reach out to legislators, asking for help in protecting people like her daughter by increasing transparency and accountability at the Department of Developmental Services.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
Police said the suspect targeted her, another Democratic state legislator and their spouses.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 June 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
For example, in New Hampshire—which is already last among the 50 states for state public education funding as a percentage of revenue receipts—legislators are debating substantial reductions in financial assistance aimed at higher ed and public education.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 June 2025
This, coupled with another incident four years earlier, led Benjamin to reach out to legislators, asking for help in protecting people like her daughter by increasing transparency and accountability at the Department of Developmental Services.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
Police said the suspect targeted her, another Democratic state legislator and their spouses.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
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John Hoffman, a Minnesota state senator and his wife Yvette, who lived nearby, were also shot, but survived.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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In a week when Israel bombed Iran, and Iran bombed Israel back, and a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband were assassinated, and a United States senator was wrestled to the ground for daring to ask a question, Brian Wilson died.—
Patricia Schultheis,
Baltimore Sun,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Boelter allegedly showed up to their doors impersonating a police officer and wearing a realistic-looking latex mask, officials said, noting that two other lawmakers were spared the night of the shootings.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
18 June 2025
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Boelter then allegedly stopped at the homes of two other lawmakers before gunning down Melissa and Mark Hortman and their dog.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
18 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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