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law-maker

law-maker

3.6
A person who makes, changes, or ends laws as a member of a government group
  • noun
  • /ˈlɔːˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : legislador
  • Many law-makers gathered to discuss the recent changes needed in the education system.

Examples

  • Law makers renewed the primary programs for low income HIV and AIDS patients.

    Swing Vote (2008)

  • This legislation was written by bankers, not law-makers.

    Zeitgeist (2007)

  • The law-maker introduced a new bill to improve healthcare access for all citizens.

  • As a law-maker, she worked tirelessly to pass legislation that protects the environment.

Synonyms

lawmaker
vslaw-maker
244 3.2

A person who votes on laws in national or local government

includes making, amending, and repealing laws as well as enacting them
legislator
vslaw-maker
180 5.5

A person who makes laws as a member of a government group

is focused on making, amending, or repealing laws rather than just authority
policymaker
vslaw-maker
84 3.5

A person who makes rules for a government or organization

is specifically about making, amending, or repealing laws in a legislature
framer
vslaw-maker
16 6.7

A person who helps write the basic rules for a country

refers more generally to making, changing, or repealing laws across contexts
congressperson
vslaw-maker
  • US
8 3.4

A member of the United States Congress who represents people in a district

is the general law-making role not limited to one national legislature
lawgiver
vslaw-maker
  • Formal
2 8.3

A person, often a ruler, who creates laws for a country or group

covers making, amending, or repealing laws rather than founding a whole code

Surface Forms

law-maker singular
law-makers plural

Morphology

law-maker = law + maker (transparent) = law + make + er

The compound combines 'law' + 'maker' with the agentive meaning 'person who makes laws', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Law-maker is a simple compound: law, meaning 'a rule' from an old word for 'something laid down', plus maker, like in baker or builder, meaning 'one who makes'. So a law-maker is someone who 'makes' or 'sets' rules, which explains their job of creating, changing, or removing laws.