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
Kentucky legislators acted on the divisive issue in late March by adding an amendment to an existing bill related to fishing on private lakes and ponds.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
At lunch, Bilynskyj sat with a small group of right-wing Brazilian legislators, officials and influencers, all opponents of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s leftist government.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, some want legislators to pass laws that provide more extensive relief and, ideally, prevention.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Rhoden is a welder, rancher and former legislator from rural Union Center in western South Dakota.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 1 Apr. 2026
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
At lunch, Bilynskyj sat with a small group of right-wing Brazilian legislators, officials and influencers, all opponents of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s leftist government.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, some want legislators to pass laws that provide more extensive relief and, ideally, prevention.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Rhoden is a welder, rancher and former legislator from rural Union Center in western South Dakota.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
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In 2025, Warren, the Massachusetts senator, penned a letter to the CEO of Empower about its plan to offer private investments in 401(k)s.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Gallego, a first-term senator who won a battleground race in 2024, downplayed the endorsements as a broader critique of party leadership.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Owens made the case that under the stadium incentive package approved by lawmakers in 2024 and the tentative STAR bond agreement negotiated by Toland on behalf of the state, rejecting the sports authority bill would only give the executive branch more control over the project.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The escalating tensions came into sharp focus March 27, when animosity between GOP lawmakers in the two chambers of Congress burst dramatically into view.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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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 4 Apr. 2026.
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