as in legislators
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 lawmakers
Among them was a measure barring lawmakers convicted of some crimes from receiving pension payments.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
After his realization, Cook wrote the bill and sent it to lawmakers, NBC News reported.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
In 2023, state lawmakers, along with Governor Ron DeSantis, passed a bill that empowered the Florida Department of Transportation to study the use of phosphogypsum in road construction.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Dec. 2024
Democratic lawmakers offer commutations their support Praise for Biden's commutations mainly fell along party lines on Capitol Hill.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Going after congressional lawmakers, former or present, Justice department officials, like special prosecutor Jack Smith, or members of the press, for covering and writing about congressional investigations and judicial prosecutions, have no legal justification whatsoever.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Other lawmakers have suggested that the drones should be shot out of the sky.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
However, as lawmakers negotiated that year’s finance legislation, some believed the government needed stronger transparency legislation.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Or, lawmakers could eliminate the jobs of the federal staffers who must manage each of its programs.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
After his realization, Cook wrote the bill and sent it to lawmakers, NBC News reported.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
In 2023, state lawmakers, along with Governor Ron DeSantis, passed a bill that empowered the Florida Department of Transportation to study the use of phosphogypsum in road construction.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Dec. 2024
Democratic lawmakers offer commutations their support Praise for Biden's commutations mainly fell along party lines on Capitol Hill.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Going after congressional lawmakers, former or present, Justice department officials, like special prosecutor Jack Smith, or members of the press, for covering and writing about congressional investigations and judicial prosecutions, have no legal justification whatsoever.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Other lawmakers have suggested that the drones should be shot out of the sky.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
However, as lawmakers negotiated that year’s finance legislation, some believed the government needed stronger transparency legislation.
—Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Or, lawmakers could eliminate the jobs of the federal staffers who must manage each of its programs.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Lawmakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmakers. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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