as in legislator
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws
the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
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Recent Examples of lawmaker
But history shows that once prices spike, voters force lawmakers’ hands.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2025
The legislation could also face an uphill challenge politically, since roughly 97 percent of the state’s voters (and most of its lawmakers) live in Lower Michigan.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
The dispute between the Trump administration and CDC officials has caught the attention of lawmakers.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Alex Kent/Getty Images Texas Democrats Take To Streets Texas Republicans' plan to draw a new congressional map that would give the GOP five more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, backed by Trump, has triggered a recent flight of the state's Democratic lawmakers.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2025
The legislation could also face an uphill challenge politically, since roughly 97 percent of the state’s voters (and most of its lawmakers) live in Lower Michigan.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
The dispute between the Trump administration and CDC officials has caught the attention of lawmakers.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Alex Kent/Getty Images Texas Democrats Take To Streets Texas Republicans' plan to draw a new congressional map that would give the GOP five more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, backed by Trump, has triggered a recent flight of the state's Democratic lawmakers.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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In June, in another move that captured media attention, Carney asked the local delegation of state legislators to give his town the option to cap property taxes for longtime residents, disabled veterans and first responders.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Another example, as CalMatters revealed last year, is an unwritten rule that prohibits legislators from actually discussing changes in their bills during committee meetings, essentially rendering such hearings to meaningless charades.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
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Tillis was one of three Republican senators to vote against the megabill, which Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to pass.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Yet Vance used the speech to attack Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is one of the most vulnerable senators on the ballot in 2026, for opposing the measure.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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