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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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An earlier impeachment bill failed to pass last Saturday, when ruling People Power Party lawmakers boycotted the vote.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
Mysterious drone sightings have recently been sighted across eastern states, prompting lawmakers' call, for answers.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, lawmakers approved a special counsel to investigate whether Yoon committed insurrection and abused his power by issuing martial law.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
If lawmakers abstain from doing so, local laws will take effect automatically after 30 days.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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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 23 Dec. 2024.
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