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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The prime minister won the backing of 319 of 488 lawmakers present, according to Reuters.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Trump, along with several Republican lawmakers, has called for Boasberg's impeachment over the matter.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Multiple Democratic lawmakers grilled both Gabbard and Central Intelligence Agency director John Ratcliffe on the chat during a Senate Intelligence Committee meeting held Tuesday.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025
Critics, including advocacy groups and Democratic lawmakers, argue that the cuts will lead to field office closures and service delays.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Trump, along with several Republican lawmakers, has called for Boasberg's impeachment over the matter.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Multiple Democratic lawmakers grilled both Gabbard and Central Intelligence Agency director John Ratcliffe on the chat during a Senate Intelligence Committee meeting held Tuesday.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2025
Critics, including advocacy groups and Democratic lawmakers, argue that the cuts will lead to field office closures and service delays.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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