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 faced with ongoing reluctance from lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker, the mayor fine-tuned his message to hone in on the idea that helping Chicago will help the rest of the state.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Others fear the technology could be used to create convincing copies of lawmakers and other powerful figures to spread misinformation.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
If Edison has to cover the damage caused by the Eaton fire, the utility will be partially protected by an emergency fund that state lawmakers created in 2019 in the wake of earlier wildfires.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Both lawmakers saw that bill as an effort to bring the current state law banning minors from accessing physical copies of pornography into the 21st century.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Others fear the technology could be used to create convincing copies of lawmakers and other powerful figures to spread misinformation.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
If Edison has to cover the damage caused by the Eaton fire, the utility will be partially protected by an emergency fund that state lawmakers created in 2019 in the wake of earlier wildfires.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Both lawmakers saw that bill as an effort to bring the current state law banning minors from accessing physical copies of pornography into the 21st century.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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The iPhone 16 is currently the only iPhone without parts pairing (thanks to some aggressive prodding from legislators) and therefore supports simple, easy and cheaper repairs.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Thousands of local posts are up for grabs in the midterm elections across the archipelago nation of about 120 million people, ranging from district councilors and mayors all the way up to legislators.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Voters are also electing 40 of 76 seats in the upper house (Senate), replacing senators who are at the end of their six-year term.—
Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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The move adds a fourth role for the former Republican senator from Florida in the Trump administration.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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