Thesaurus results for LEGISLATORS

legislators

noun

plural of legislator

as in lawmakers

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 legislators Finally, the companion chatbot bills in front of state legislatures are an opportunity for legislators to encourage greater access for independent third parties to conduct evaluations related to social isolation. — Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026 The governor and legislators should do their jobs and update our volatile state tax system. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 After Israeli elections, the candidate with the most support from legislators in the Knesset (typically the head of the largest party) has forty-two days to assemble a majority coalition. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026 One thing most agree on is that the diminishment of competitive seats leads to greater polarization because legislators are only beholden to primary voters. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 When designing any law, legislators take into account the First Amendment, which protects, among other rights, freedom of speech, religion and the press. — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 The American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative group of state legislators and private-sector members, cast it as part of a growing bipartisan movement and urged the remaining states to follow. — Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Newsom tried to force through a deal at the end of the legislative session that included phasing out or reduce how much insurance companies could collect in future fires, but he was met with resistance by legislators. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 California state legislators also passed a resolution in her honor, proclaiming September 4 as California Wildlife Day. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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Utah lawmakers chose the Browning M1911 pistol, which was designed by a Utah native.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
In March, the Knesset approved a death-penalty law sponsored by Otzma Yehudit and other lawmakers, a measure Ben-Gvir has strongly championed.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of lawmakers

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The senators also asked the Government Accountability Office to examine how the federal government has funded menopause research to identify gaps in training, treatment and oversight.

— Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Casey Means was nominated for surgeon general, but that nomination was pulled after senators expressed concern with her lack of medical experience.

— Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

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