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
With federal criminal authorities digging deep into the role of one legislator, state Sen. Douglas McCrory, D-Bloomfield, in the distribution of millions of dollars in state grants, nerves at the Capitol are tender.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
That effort is on pause as Democratic legislators left the state to deny a quorum for a vote.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Following this, a legislator introduced a bill dubbed the American Worker Rebate Act on July 28.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Cornyn's letter requesting federal help with locating and investigating the state legislators was sent on Tuesday.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
That effort is on pause as Democratic legislators left the state to deny a quorum for a vote.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
Following this, a legislator introduced a bill dubbed the American Worker Rebate Act on July 28.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Cornyn's letter requesting federal help with locating and investigating the state legislators was sent on Tuesday.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
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The two-term senator will face off against Tennessee Rep. John Rose in the Republican primary next year, as both Trump supporters seek to replace the current GOP governor, Bill Lee, who is bound by term limits.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The senators eventually all returned willingly after Hobby had agreed not to put the measure shifting the primary date to a vote again or arrest any of the legislators.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Alex Kent/Getty Images Texas Democrats Take To Streets Texas Republicans' plan to draw a new congressional map that would give the GOP five more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, backed by Trump, has triggered a recent flight of the state's Democratic lawmakers.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The main event will take place in Texas, where a new congressional map backed by President Donald Trump that could net Republicans five additional seats in the 2026 midterm elections inspired the state’s Democratic lawmakers to flee the state – preventing the quorum needed to vote.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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