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
Some legislators saw enough similarities between the credit card and stablecoin marketplaces to justify adding the CCCA to the GENIUS Act, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) nixed that plan, fearing the CCCA's inclusion could cost votes in favor of the larger bill.
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Lamont negotiated, and legislators approved, a new contract in late May for nearly 900 unionized state police troopers, granting those employees a 2.5% general wage hike and a step increase this fiscal year.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
As the 2026 gubernatorial elections approach in states across the country, legislators would do well to examine Virginia’s model.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Should legislators fail to take action, automatic benefit cuts will be enacted under current law, significantly impacting retirees' incomes and potentially further reducing nationwide personal income figures.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Lamont negotiated, and legislators approved, a new contract in late May for nearly 900 unionized state police troopers, granting those employees a 2.5% general wage hike and a step increase this fiscal year.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
As the 2026 gubernatorial elections approach in states across the country, legislators would do well to examine Virginia’s model.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Should legislators fail to take action, automatic benefit cuts will be enacted under current law, significantly impacting retirees' incomes and potentially further reducing nationwide personal income figures.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
Noun
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Judy Amabile, a state senator from Boulder, was one of them.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Graham is a longtime senator who, while previously known as more of a centrist—and Trump critic—has become a staunch Trump advocate, and has already won the president’s endorsement in his 2026 reelection bid.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Watson's letter and Sanders' comments came as the Arkansas Sheriffs' Association adopted a resolution on Thursday that calls on lawmakers to spend money to increase the number of prison beds in the state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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House Speaker Mike Johnson earlier this week prevented a vote on a bipartisan bill that would mandate the full release of the Epstein files—cosponsored by fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna—by sending lawmakers home early for their five-week recess.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
24 July 2025
Noun
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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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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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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislator. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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