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单词 lawmakers
释义

lawmaker

noun

law·​mak·​er ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce lawmaker (audio)
: one who makes laws : legislator
lawmaking
ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce lawmaker (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • lawgiver
  • legislator
  • solon
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Example Sentences

the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
Recent Examples on the Web After entering Parliament in 2010 as a lawmaker in the ruling Conservative Party she was swiftly promoted up the ranks to a series of ministerial jobs, including as Boris Johnson’s foreign secretary. Max Colchester, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 The appeals court instructed a lower court to determine whether Graham should be exempt from answering certain kinds of questions, given his status as a federal lawmaker. Richard Fausset, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 But some colleagues saw the one-time police hostage negotiator as the lawmaker who could unite a fractured GOP caucus. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 Barnes, who has been endorsed by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the pro-charter School Choice Ohio Alliance, frequently caucused with the GOP during his most recent run as a state lawmaker. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 21 July 2022 While many publications took partisan positions in Italy’s rough-and-tumble politics, Mr. Scalfari also played a more direct role, serving as a lawmaker aligned with the Socialist Party from 1968 to 1972. New York Times, 16 July 2022 In a previous interview with The Sun, Brown said his experience as a lawmaker at the state and federal level matters more than trial experience. Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2022 As a first-term lawmaker, Petersen passed three bills during this year’s legislative session, two of which dealt with voting and elections. Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022 His political career started a few years before he was elected as a lawmaker in 2005. Llazar Semini, ajc, 28 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lawmaker

noun

law·​mak·​er ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce lawmaker (audio)
: someone who takes part in writing and passing laws : legislator

Legal Definition

lawmaker

noun

law·​mak·​er
: one that makes laws
especially : legislator

lawmakers

noun

plural of lawmaker
as in legislators
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • legislators
  • senators
  • solons
  • congressmen
  • lawgivers
  • assemblymen
  • congresswomen
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