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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California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are seeking hundreds of millions of state dollars to support the implementation of the state’s new theft and drug treatment law.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Drastic cuts to the 9/11 program were reversed earlier this year after Republican lawmakers sounded the alarm.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Even Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass, and former Montana Sen. Jon Tester have spoken out against the party's current stance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The Congressional Budget Office warned on Wednesday that the government could run out of money to pay its bills as early as August or September if lawmakers fail to address the debt limit.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Drastic cuts to the 9/11 program were reversed earlier this year after Republican lawmakers sounded the alarm.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Even Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass, and former Montana Sen. Jon Tester have spoken out against the party's current stance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The Congressional Budget Office warned on Wednesday that the government could run out of money to pay its bills as early as August or September if lawmakers fail to address the debt limit.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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