lawmaker
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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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“The authorities here must listen to the people,” said opposition lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a frequent critic of Zelensky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The impulse to replace a deceased lawmaker with a grieving spouse, child, or other family member is faintly absurd.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
One candidate — Republican Brandon Herrera, running to replace former GOP lawmaker Tony Gonzales — did not disclose any assets in his filing.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
They each plowed millions into a New York congressional primary featuring state lawmaker Alex Bores, one of the authors of the state’s AI safety bill that passed last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
If you were now required to name such a lawmaker, I think you would search our history in vain to find him.
From A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People by Spooner, Lysander
That statement named Gottheimer as part of a “broad, bipartisan coalition” of lawmakers that’s taking on AI issues “thoughtfully and substantively” and that Leading the Future is supporting.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Seymour P. Lachman and Robert Polner give Carey his due for cajoling lawmakers, both at the state and the federal levels, into action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The issue also reverberated in parliament on Monday, with repeated disruptions as opposition lawmakers demanded a response from the government over last week's police crackdown.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy suggested last season that lawmakers could act to close the loophole in this exact way.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Support for the legislation was so widespread that several Southern lawmakers cast their first vote ever for a civil rights bill.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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