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
Woods hopes legislators can come together to significantly raise the cap on acreage that can be enrolled in the decades-old Conservation Reserve Program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
When a vacancy occurs in the Maryland General Assembly, the governor appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the state central committee of the same political party as the legislator vacating the seat, almost guaranteeing that a political insider will get the nod.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Himes joins several other legislators in condemning Wasserman Shultz’s comment, made on MSNBC last month.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of Tennessee transgender children were receiving treatments before SB1 was enacted, legislators concluded.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
When a vacancy occurs in the Maryland General Assembly, the governor appoints a replacement whose name is submitted by the state central committee of the same political party as the legislator vacating the seat, almost guaranteeing that a political insider will get the nod.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Himes joins several other legislators in condemning Wasserman Shultz’s comment, made on MSNBC last month.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of Tennessee transgender children were receiving treatments before SB1 was enacted, legislators concluded.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
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Another person close to the transition team was more optimistic about Gabbard securing Senate approval but said several Republican senators and senators-elect plausibly could vote against Gabbard, including Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, John Curtis and Mitch McConnell.Andrea Shalal and Gram Slattery, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, Reuters reported that eight Republican senators had expressed doubts about Trump's nomination of Gabbard to lead the nation's intelligence community.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, lawmakers approved a special counsel to investigate whether Yoon committed insurrection and abused his power by issuing martial law.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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If lawmakers abstain from doing so, local laws will take effect automatically after 30 days.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
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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 21 Dec. 2024.
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