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
Republicans in the Senate tried to pass a short-term funding extension on Thursday to allow time for negotiations to play out, but Democrats blocked that measure before lawmakers in both chambers left the Capitol for the recess.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Chris Jackson / Getty Images And he will also have been given guidance on his fellow prince, who unlike William is not part of a constitutional monarchy answerable to lawmakers and open to criticism from an often boisterous free press.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Many on social media, including some Republican lawmakers, denounced the portrayal as racist.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Maroney said state lawmakers cannot afford to wait this time around.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
Chris Jackson / Getty Images And he will also have been given guidance on his fellow prince, who unlike William is not part of a constitutional monarchy answerable to lawmakers and open to criticism from an often boisterous free press.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Many on social media, including some Republican lawmakers, denounced the portrayal as racist.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Maroney said state lawmakers cannot afford to wait this time around.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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But other legislators were concerned about the prospect of having armed guards with no training acting as a security guard.—
Lauren Costantino
February 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Heaton said the House Republican campaign staff had directed him and other legislators to take that step in order to assure their place on the May primary ballot.—
Tom Davies,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … JUDGE ON TRIAL — Supreme Court justice defends Grammys attendance as senator calls for investigation.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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And, as the senators point out, each of these PBMs are owned by a company that also operates its own health insurance company, doctor's office, and a pharmacy.—
Caitlin Huey-Burns,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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