Synonyms of legislators

legislators

noun

plural of legislator

as in lawmakers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lawmakers
• senators
• solons
• lawgivers
• congressmen
• assemblymen
• congresswomen
• assemblywomen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of legislators

After my story became public, Illinois legislators passed some reforms to strengthen workplace protections in government and political workplaces. — Alaina Hampton, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Maye Quade said she’s seen estimates that Big Tech has committed more than $100 million to super PACs to unseat state legislators across the country, on both sides of the aisle, who want to regulate AI. — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026

In South Carolina and Virginia, legislators pick the justices. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Voters also will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for positions like state senators, representatives, county legislators and more. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

In 2001, Oklahoma legislators passed the Tulsa Riot Reconciliation Act, laying the groundwork for a memorial to commemorate the victims of the massacre. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

The public is increasingly skeptical of allowing the AI industry to govern itself, which is pushing legislators to rethink their hands-off approach, even as AI money pours like Niagara Falls into elections. — Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

Each time, however, opposition by legislators and local officials has torpedoed the plan. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

That statement of confidence might surprise some who have been closely tracking our recent history with New York legislators. — Nathan Blecharczyk, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026