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lawgivers

noun

plural of lawgiver

as in legislators

a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws political activists strenuously lobbied the state's lawgivers to expand the scope of the civil rights legislation

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The process left little time for legislators to weigh in on it.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
In 2019, state legislators proposed Senate Bill 580, which would have used existing state funds to give every public school teacher $400 for classroom supplies.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

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Those moves, unusual steps aimed at granting the president and his allies far-reaching benefits, put Blanche’s confirmation at risk, prompting key senators to express concern.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
While the senators linked Kennedy’s anti-vaccine work to that deadly measles outbreak, Kennedy denied any connection during the confirmation hearings.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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