as in legislators
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws
political activists strenuously lobbied the state's lawgivers to expand the scope of the civil rights legislation
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Noun
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Republican legislators have been considering slashing federal support to states to save money.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025 -
In spite of this, many legislators support the bill as a means of eliminating noncitizen voting in elections.—
John J. Martin,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
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One by one, Republican and Democratic senators admonished Moore for the agency’s shortcomings in everything from wildfire prevention to timber sales.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
23 Dec. 2024
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Amid scrutiny from both Democratic and Republican senators, in part due to the ethics committee investigation, Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Lawgivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawgivers. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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