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lawmaker

noun

ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kər

Definition of lawmaker

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 Jeffries also traveled to Maryland to push Democratic lawmakers to redraw their congressional map, but state lawmakers rebuffed the effort. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 Democratic lawmakers have been calling for investigations and greater visibility into conditions aboard the ship. — Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Last month, French lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of this bill, which would have made France the first country in the European Union to introduce such an age limit. — Pierre P Bairin, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Democratic lawmakers demand investigations and an oversight visit, alleging dangerous conditions and poor treatment aboard the Lincoln, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismisses the reports as exaggerated and misrepresented. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawmaker

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For two years, legislators and advocacy groups have proposed amending the Illinois Pesticide Act to require advance notification before spraying near schools and parks.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
So far, around 350,000 such messages have been sent to legislators from union members, a spokesperson for the Entertainment Union Coalition tell The Hollywood Reporter.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of legislator

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The state senator from Greenwich says Lamont has been too loose with state budget policies and should have generated even more savings to ease Connecticut’s debt burdens.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Mark Warner, the current Virginia senator, ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Republican John Warner.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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