How to Use lawmaker in a Sentence

lawmaker

noun

• The speaker of the House doesn't have to be a lawmaker.
  — Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2023
• The lawmakers also got a crash course in Russian spy-craft.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• The News could not confirm the racial identity of one House lawmaker.
  — Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
• Santos isn’t the first lawmaker to lie about his resume.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2023
• The two lawmakers ran for the same seat after the Mountain State lost a House seat in reapportionment.
  — Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
• Santos joins a short list of lawmakers expelled from the House, and for reasons uniquely his own.
  — Kevin Freking The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
• Some lawmakers may retire, and others may have been drawn out of their districts.
  — Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
• This year, there is a bumper crop of ballot referrals from state lawmakers — more than 70.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
• Ten years ago, activists and some lawmakers were ringing the alarm bell as the national student loan debt for the first time topped the $1 trillion mark.
  — Jmanning, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
• The new speaker ranked high in our annual Sleepy Awards as nicest lawmaker.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2023
• Rogers is chairman of the Armed Services Committee and is the first Alabama lawmaker to serve in that role.
  — al, 19 Jan. 2023
• More:Did lawmaker goof on Kentucky's anti-trans bill 'or' not?
  — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2023
• Ambassadors, lawmakers, CEOs, store clerks and journalists alike all have asked to get their hands on one and join the campaign.
  — Almar Latour, wsj.com, 2 May 2023
• But Jordan is not the only lawmaker who would seem to have no place as a House committee chairman.
  — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
• And a new rule that allows any one lawmaker to trigger a vote for McCarthy's removal could make even the most urgent of votes a dicey matter.
  — Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
• And a new rule that allows any one lawmaker to trigger a vote for McCarthy’s removal could make even the most urgent of votes a dicey matter.
  — Time, 11 Jan. 2023
• McConnell isn’t the only lawmaker whose health has caused concern.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 July 2023
• For Dalrymple, González’s future as a lawmaker could be a good change for the island nation.
  — Nora Gámez Torres and Grethel Aguila, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2023
• As more of these guns get into peoples' hands each year, police, lawmakers and activists are struggling to find ways to keep them safe.
  — Cait Bladt, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
• But even rural lawmakers can still go home with something.
  — Ben Botkin, oregonlive, 20 June 2023
• Three of the four members appointed must be lawmakers and one must be an outside expert.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2023
• Follow the latest news on the Tennessee lawmakers here or read through the updates below.
  — Elise Hammond, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
• But farmers are by far the state’s largest water users — and lawmakers were more hesitant to strike at their consumption.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• The worst part is that Democratic lawmakers did very little to combat these attacks.
  — Makena Kelly, The Verge, 23 June 2023
• Behind the scenes, Mr. McCarthy is toiling to persuade far-right lawmakers to abandon the tactic.
  — Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Democrats met behind closed doors, where a meeting turned into a session for lawmakers to vent their fury at McCarthy.
  — WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023
• Local lawmakers have not yet come to an agreement on how to prosecute drug use, leaving the city in limbo until a new bill is passed.
  — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2023
• Michelin said working with lawmakers allowed her group to take time to help craft and add to measures during the legislative process.
  — Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
• Republican lawmakers at the federal level have sought to reallocate the funds that are left away from climate-smart practices, which Vilsack criticized.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
• Republican lawmakers passed measures to tighten mail-in voting requirements, and first-time voters now must supply proof of residency in order to register to vote.
  — Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024