lawmaker
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lawmakers
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Origin of lawmaker
First recorded in 1350–1400, lawmaker is from Middle English lawe maker. See law 1, maker
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A few images were released, but no video or audio that made clear he was able to speak, let alone fulfill his duties as a lawmaker.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
Anthropic’s Amodei siblings hail from the Rationalist school, as do Sanders’ A.I. whisperers, who got the lawmaker a personal meeting with Yudkowsky about extinction.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Opposition lawmaker Ezio Angelini says Venezuela produced 20,000 megawatts a day and consumed just 12,000 before longtime leader Hugo Chavez took power in 1999.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
But Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko said the pair were expected in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The State lawmaker enters into the holy of holies of our daily life.
From The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan by Thomas Dixon
Ceuta's Mayor Juan Jesus Vivas told lawmakers in the European Parliament earlier this month that the migrants had turned Ceuta into a "pressure cooker".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Chris Brown is speaking out after lawmakers honored him during his concert in Arlington, Texas, then apologized for the honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Kids Act must be negotiated and adopted by European Union lawmakers and member states before it can take effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The State Department has notified Congress about the proposed sale, which would require the approval of US lawmakers.
From Barron's
Codifying the treatment and rights of “free Negroes” within a slave society was always a troublesome task for lawmakers, for the mere presence of nonslave blacks threatened the established order.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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