lawmaker
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈlɔːˌmeɪkər/
:
legislador
- The lawmakers gathered to discuss new legislation aimed at improving education.
- lawmakers push legislation
- Republican lawmaker
- a federal lawmaker
The reality is our lawmakers aren't writing these bills.
- The reality is our lawmakers aren't writing these bills.
- Here is a former Ukrainian lawmaker on MSNBC.
- A lot of great lawmakers are praising it.
- He is also likely to approve a second bill passed by the lawmakers on Tuesday, next Tuesday.
- And then our plan is to, you know, begin to engage with lawmakers and regulators.
- How is it that lawmakers, lobbyists and corporations are working so hard at it?
- Lindsey was furious about what he was seeing, and he had this message for his fellow lawmakers.
- That's what the lawmakers are not facing, and that's what President Obama has got to understand.
Examples
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A lot of great lawmakers are praising it.
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The vast majority of the incoming lawmakers lack extensive political experience.
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What we are asking our lawmakers to do is to stop and think.
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The article began before California lawmakers last year.
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Add to that that some of our lawmakers own shares in these companies.
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You, Senator, you are the lawmaker.
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Now, it is possible that lawmakers are also going to try to piece meal this bill.
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Their job has been made harder because Congress and lawmakers have made it more complicated for them to do their business.
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In Congress, meanwhile, some lawmakers are pushing legislation to outlaw all racial preferences in federal programs.
Academic text (1995) -
But a federal budget never materialized this year, as lawmakers failed to complete action on any of the appropriations bills.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.3
A person in a senate who helps make national laws
624
3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
180
5.5
A person who makes laws as a member of a government group
84
3.5
A person who makes rules for a government or organization
37
3.5
A person who makes and votes on laws for a state
33
6.6
A man elected to a state's assembly to make laws
8
3.4
A member of the United States Congress who represents people in a district
6
7.0
A person elected to represent an area in a parliament or council
2
8.3
A person, often a ruler, who creates laws for a country or group
1
7.2
A member of a city council who represents a local area and has a gender neutral title
A person who makes, changes, or ends laws as a member of a government group
How Influential
244
3.2
35
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lawmaker is simply two parts, law and maker, so it literally means a person who 'makes' laws. Just like a peacemaker makes peace, a lawmaker creates the rules that people must follow.