as in senator
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws
the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill
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Recent Examples of legislator
Several commissioners last year said state legislators underfunded public education and put the county in a tough position.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
As a budget year, legislators will have to reckon with maintaining Medicaid services amid an inaccurate projection by $984 million for its Medicaid expenditure forecast in April 2023.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Teachers, education researchers and local legislators in China have written reports describing Tibetan children as suffering from being separated from their families and from being largely confined within their schools.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Most Popular There’s ‘no bad view’ in new CT restaurant emphasizing farm-to-table menu
These two CT legislators were elected.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
As a budget year, legislators will have to reckon with maintaining Medicaid services amid an inaccurate projection by $984 million for its Medicaid expenditure forecast in April 2023.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Teachers, education researchers and local legislators in China have written reports describing Tibetan children as suffering from being separated from their families and from being largely confined within their schools.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Most Popular There’s ‘no bad view’ in new CT restaurant emphasizing farm-to-table menu
These two CT legislators were elected.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
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During the hearing, GOP senators asked Noem about an app introduced by the Biden administration, called CBP One, to allow migrants to set up an appointment at international bridges, where U.S. officials determine whether they should be allowed into the country to request asylum.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Thune’s endorsement as the top member of the 100-person Senate was a not-so-subtle nod to senators to confirm Noem.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Jan. 2025
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By reducing federal spending on programs like student loans, lawmakers aim to curb the annual deficit and slow the growth of the national debt.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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The video showed Nuñez in 2014 urging lawmakers to support the bill, which extended in-state tuition prices to undocumented students who attended high school in Florida.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Centuries earlier, the ancient lawgiver Solon had sought to curb pleonexia by legislating against luxury and economic inequality.—
David Lay Williams,
TIME,
2 Oct. 2024
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The oil painted portraits of past judges and four marble figures, all historically significant lawgivers, loomed overhead, mounted on the walls of the courtroom.—
Ella Lee,
USA TODAY,
25 May 2023
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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislator. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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