lawmaker
noun
a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
lawmakers
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pluralof lawmaker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Other grants also raised red flags for experts and lawmakers.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
In Syria's first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a hardline Islamist commander.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Almost immediately, Spanish lawmakers started to debate a taller fence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Others have said that argument “disregards the historical record” — which clearly shows lawmakers understood that the amendment’s language was much broader than that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Inmates are still required to work for their GEDs, but almost all college-level programs ceased in 1994 and 1995, when state and federal lawmakers ended the funding.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
