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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 In 2021, Parton asked Tennessee lawmakers to withdraw a bill that would have allowed a statue of her to be erected on the grounds of the state Capitol. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 That promise has been broken, and not just recently, but lawmakers remain either paralyzed or in thrall to the tech interests. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Several advocacy groups pushed for a complete exemption, but the solution introduced by lawmakers on Friday evening does fall short of that. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Cambodian lawmakers unanimously adopted a new law in March targeting online scam operations with sentences of up to life in prison, following a government pledge to shut down the centers by the end of April. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawmaker

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The eight-member body oversees McCuskey’s work and consists of four Democratic and four Republican legislators, including Keicher.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
And, during the trial, legislators on both sides gave speeches celebrating Eala.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

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