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 impulse to replace a deceased lawmaker with a grieving spouse, child, or other family member is faintly absurd.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Beneath the flags, opposition lawmaker Patricia Stephenson told AFP the government's position was increasingly difficult to reconcile.
From Barron's ● 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
Lieu cited Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models, which the lawmaker said had hacking capabilities so advanced that the Commerce Department restricted access using export-control authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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 Dixon, Thomas
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
Beverley, her husband and other families are campaigning for changes to funeral parlour regulations, backed by a number of lawmakers.
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
In addition, ProPublica reached out to four leading lawmakers who were key to Florida’s 2023 bill that extended public money to all families opting for private education.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Incensed local lawmakers responded with monuments to legislative creativity.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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