as in legislators
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 lawmakers
This proposed constitutional amendment was placed on the ballot by state lawmakers.
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Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
When a product such as alcohol poses a high potential for abuse, lawmakers can use taxation to encourage consumers to use safer products.
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Adam Hoffer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
In Philadelphia, lawmakers lowered into the ground a time capsule – a gift to future Americans.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Riders, bicycle-makers, drivers, pedestrians and lawmakers need to have their heads on swivels, as some have been too complacent about the dangers.
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Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Public Act 26-108 reflects a willingness by lawmakers from both parties to evaluate promising treatments through research rather than assumption.
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John R. Gordon,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2026
Trump, meanwhile, has continued tightening his grip on the Republican Party, backing primary challengers against lawmakers who have broken with him.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
At the state level, pro-Trump lawmakers have implemented miniature versions of the SAVE America Act or found other ways to support the president’s vision for voting.
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Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
The Justice Department failed to secure indictments for the six lawmakers, and a judge blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attempt to reduce Kelly's rank and his military retirement pay.
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Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
When a product such as alcohol poses a high potential for abuse, lawmakers can use taxation to encourage consumers to use safer products.
—
Adam Hoffer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
In Philadelphia, lawmakers lowered into the ground a time capsule – a gift to future Americans.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Riders, bicycle-makers, drivers, pedestrians and lawmakers need to have their heads on swivels, as some have been too complacent about the dangers.
—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Public Act 26-108 reflects a willingness by lawmakers from both parties to evaluate promising treatments through research rather than assumption.
—
John R. Gordon,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2026
Trump, meanwhile, has continued tightening his grip on the Republican Party, backing primary challengers against lawmakers who have broken with him.
—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
At the state level, pro-Trump lawmakers have implemented miniature versions of the SAVE America Act or found other ways to support the president’s vision for voting.
—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
The Justice Department failed to secure indictments for the six lawmakers, and a judge blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attempt to reduce Kelly's rank and his military retirement pay.
—
Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmakers
Noun
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Republican legislators, taking their lead from a president who sees half the nation as his personal enemy, have put their own party’s interests over the republic’s.
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As for Orange County’s legislators, Assemblymembers Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach; Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Irvine; Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton; and Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, along with Pacheco, voted in favor of the bill.
Noun
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About 10 Democratic senators and House members are investigating the pool project.
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Meanwhile, America250 has been almost entirely cut out of the official celebrations of America’s semiquincentennial birthday, according to a March 3 letter from 12 Democratic senators to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
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