as in senator
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 legislator
Many states led by conservative legislators and governors have pushed a rapid expansion of school voucher programs that promise to allow students and their parents to put state money toward the school — private or public — of their choice.
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ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
Appearing on the general election ballot in Arizona this year is Proposition 315, a REINS Act-style reform that was referred to the ballot by state legislators in Phoenix.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But trans rights hang precariously in the balance in Missouri, especially as 47 of the 622 pieces of anti-trans legislation put forward by local legislators have been from the Show-Me State alone.
—Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
At that time, just over 5% of legislators were moms of minor kids.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
Appearing on the general election ballot in Arizona this year is Proposition 315, a REINS Act-style reform that was referred to the ballot by state legislators in Phoenix.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But trans rights hang precariously in the balance in Missouri, especially as 47 of the 622 pieces of anti-trans legislation put forward by local legislators have been from the Show-Me State alone.
—Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
At that time, just over 5% of legislators were moms of minor kids.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislator
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Ruben Gallego was projected to defeat Republican Kari Lake on Monday night and in January will become Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator.Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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In 2017, six Republican senators out of 52 voted against at least one Trump nominee.Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Zoom in: Illinois lawmakers have been working to cement the state's already strong laws to ensure that potential federal bans by the incoming administration can't supersede them, the Sun-Times reported.Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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The tax cuts have proved popular among lawmakers, but many of the offsets have been controversial.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Centuries earlier, the ancient lawgiver Solon had sought to curb pleonexia by legislating against luxury and economic inequality.David Lay Williams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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The oil painted portraits of past judges and four marble figures, all historically significant lawgivers, loomed overhead, mounted on the walls of the courtroom.Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislator. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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