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 In Virginia, an independent group of ER doctors who were replaced by a large staffing firm is meeting with state legislators to try to change their laws. — Alex Olgin, NPR, 3 July 2026 Republican legislators, taking their lead from a president who sees half the nation as his personal enemy, have put their own party’s interests over the republic’s. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 This month, the 100-year-old camp, which remains closed this summer, filed for bankruptcy, and an investigation by state legislators determined that the organization failed to prepare for disaster. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 State legislators have various rationales for getting involved in national security policy. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 The donation is especially timely in Missouri where state legislators have cut more than half the funding to Parton’s program for the upcoming fiscal year as part of a controversial education spending bill. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 Louise testified before state legislators in support of the DNA exception after her interview with WBUR. — Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 2 July 2026 Admissions decisions progressively depend on information that cannot be independently evaluated by applicants, parents, legislators, or even many faculty members. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 All of the democratic socialist legislators, including then-Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, were smart enough to stay away, figuring this was not the moment to cheer Hamas, even for those committed to the Palestinian cause. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislators
  1. lawmakers
  2. senators
Noun
  • This proposed constitutional amendment was placed on the ballot by state lawmakers.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • When a product such as alcohol poses a high potential for abuse, lawmakers can use taxation to encourage consumers to use safer products.
    — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of lawmakers
Noun
  • About 10 Democratic senators and House members are investigating the pool project.
    — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, America250 has been almost entirely cut out of the official celebrations of America’s semiquincentennial birthday, according to a March 3 letter from 12 Democratic senators to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of senators

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