lawmaker

noun

law·​mak·​er ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce lawmaker (audio)
: one who makes laws : legislator
lawmaking noun

Examples of lawmaker in a Sentence

the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
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So to say the Democrat is grounded in his truth is to undersell his mission in the Senate, where this session a record five lawmakers are Black. Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025 Some Republican lawmakers attempted to make sense of the comments in a closed-door meeting with Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday. Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025 Ben de la Cruz/NPR Protesters — led by Democratic lawmakers and nonprofit workers — demonstrated in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in response to the Trump administration's decision to furlough nearly all employees at the United States Agency for International Development. Luke Garrett, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025 Less than a year after Colorado lawmakers passed a suite of land-use reforms in a bid to solve the state’s housing crisis, several are now backing a bill to further expand development rights — this time on land owned by churches and other religious organizations. Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lawmaker 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lawmaker was in the 14th century

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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawmaker. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

lawmaker

noun
law·​mak·​er ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce lawmaker (audio)
lawmaking adjective or noun

Legal Definition

lawmaker

noun
law·​mak·​er
: one that makes laws
especially : legislator
lawmaking noun

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