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
Many responses to the Georgia lawmaker's X post about the bill have been positive, with users thanking Greene for looking out for them.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The lawmaker’s request pertains to the Trump administration’s recent decision to withhold fiscal year 2025 funding from the federal education initiative, 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
During the last legislative session, Democratic lawmakers worked with Gov. Ned Lamont’s office to create the most significant reform to Connecticut’s housing law in years.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
The White House is leading the charge with a series of statements hailing the measure and urging lawmakers to pass it quickly.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The lawmaker’s request pertains to the Trump administration’s recent decision to withhold fiscal year 2025 funding from the federal education initiative, 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
During the last legislative session, Democratic lawmakers worked with Gov. Ned Lamont’s office to create the most significant reform to Connecticut’s housing law in years.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
The White House is leading the charge with a series of statements hailing the measure and urging lawmakers to pass it quickly.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawmaker
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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
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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
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Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Democrat, serves as junior U.S. senator from Delaware.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Durbin justified his stance during the hearing by citing precedent set by Vice President JD Vance, who, while serving as a Republican senator from Ohio, took similar steps to delay the confirmation of Biden’s judicial picks.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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“Lawmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawmaker. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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