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
To cover the difference, legislators raised the cigarette tax, dipped into reserves and cut spending for public health, higher education and public media.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.
—Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
Jacque told the Journal Sentinel the bill has come to state legislators before.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Throughout the day, members of the leading organizations visited the Capitol to speak with some of the legislators about the bills moving through the Legislature and sharing their personal stories, according to Tinisch Hollins, executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice.
—Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 7 July 2025
But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.
—Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
Jacque told the Journal Sentinel the bill has come to state legislators before.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Throughout the day, members of the leading organizations visited the Capitol to speak with some of the legislators about the bills moving through the Legislature and sharing their personal stories, according to Tinisch Hollins, executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice.
—Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
Noun
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Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Democrat, serves as junior U.S. senator from Delaware.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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President Donald Trump is getting directly involved in the $9.4 billion rescissions measure this week and talking to senators directly, people familiar with the matter said.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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But state officials prohibited him, and all the lawmakers, from doing so — confiscating their phones and cameras.—
Kairi Lowery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Even before the size of the federal cuts began to take shape, state lawmakers began bracing for impact.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Noun
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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 22 Jul. 2025.
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