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
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Recent Examples of legislators
Minnesota legislators made straw purchasing a felony on the state level after the Burnsville killings, though some say the penalties need to be strengthened.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Just last month, two Milwaukee legislators introduced a bill to make available $60 million for traffic calming infrastructure to fight reckless driving across the state.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
That order conflicted with the state’s code, however, and in March, legislators rejected a bill that would have weakened that law and codified religious exemptions to vaccination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
For years, state legislators refused to even consider a name change.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Davis said a group of state legislators are also considering using some of Illinois tollway revenue as park of a solution to address mass transit issues, such as the Chicago Transit Authority’s severe budget shortfall.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Austin said that her organization will be finalizing its bipartisan group of legislators in an effort to do that next year.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Seems that dead bodies, overdoses and insurance fraud aren’t quite enough to spur California to overhaul its private-pay addiction treatment system, but hats off to the legislators who keep trying, year after year after year.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Just last month, two Milwaukee legislators introduced a bill to make available $60 million for traffic calming infrastructure to fight reckless driving across the state.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
That order conflicted with the state’s code, however, and in March, legislators rejected a bill that would have weakened that law and codified religious exemptions to vaccination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
For years, state legislators refused to even consider a name change.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Davis said a group of state legislators are also considering using some of Illinois tollway revenue as park of a solution to address mass transit issues, such as the Chicago Transit Authority’s severe budget shortfall.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Austin said that her organization will be finalizing its bipartisan group of legislators in an effort to do that next year.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Seems that dead bodies, overdoses and insurance fraud aren’t quite enough to spur California to overhaul its private-pay addiction treatment system, but hats off to the legislators who keep trying, year after year after year.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislators
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Unlike rampant litigation costs which, before Florida lawmakers introduced sweeping reforms between 2022 and 2023, contributed to bringing up premiums in the state over the past five years, these fines will not negatively affect homeowners' insurance rates, regulators said.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the outcome is precisely what the industry predicted when lawmakers voted for the per-bet taxes earlier this year in order to raise $36 million to help plug a budget deficit in the hundreds of millions.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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At least 60 votes would be needed to advance the legislation in that chamber and some senators have expressed concerns about the concept.—
Leah Askarinam,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Of that total, 10 nominees — including Davis — have advanced out of the committee with their home-state senators’ approval to proceed to the full Senate vote.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Legislators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislators. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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