as in legislator
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 lawmaker
The proposal, the Republican lawmaker explained, will include provisions affecting both homestead and non-homestead properties, but details of the amendment are still being formulated.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
On the surface, the change of venue — made possible by a provision lawmakers empowered Citizens to insert at the end of most of its policies — didn’t seem like a big deal.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Republican and Democratic lawmakers questioned the tactics after the earlier strike.
—George Petras, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Epstein survivors signed the letter, including several who were part of a high-profile visit to the nation's capital earlier this month, which included public events and a private meeting with lawmakers.
—James Hill, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
On the surface, the change of venue — made possible by a provision lawmakers empowered Citizens to insert at the end of most of its policies — didn’t seem like a big deal.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Republican and Democratic lawmakers questioned the tactics after the earlier strike.
—George Petras, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Epstein survivors signed the letter, including several who were part of a high-profile visit to the nation's capital earlier this month, which included public events and a private meeting with lawmakers.
—James Hill, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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Walz and Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators are calling for new policies including a state ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons like the AR-15, which was used in the Annunciation shooting.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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Washington legislators and intelligence agencies have cited fears that TikTok's recommendation algorithm and data access could enable covert manipulation or espionage by China's government—a claim fiercely denied by ByteDance and Beijing.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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In June, the Democratic group of senators accused the Department of Education of refusing to comply with Warren's monthslong congressional investigation into what, if any, records have been accessed by DOGE employees that could be sensitive.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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At a Senate hearing yesterday, Debra Houry, who resigned recently as the CDC’s chief medical officer, told senators that she was discouraged by a senior adviser at the agency from providing data or asking questions about changes to the hepatitis-B recommendation.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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