lawmaker
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Definition of lawmaker
: one who makes laws : legislator
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Other Words from lawmaker
lawmaking
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Examples of lawmaker in a Sentence
the state's lawmakers worked long into the night drafting a bill that would be acceptable to everyone
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Texas lost more than half its clinics after lawmakers in 2013 required them to have facilities equal to a surgical center and mandated doctors performing abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. — Washington Post, "As clinics close, more women go out of state for abortions," 8 Sep. 2019 Those who were kicked out of the party last week included the longest sitting lawmaker in the House of Commons and the grandson of Winston Churchill. — NBC News, "U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson under fire as Brexit reality hits," 8 Sep. 2019 That threat has been promoted by US lawmakers themselves, including at a recent House Intelligence Committee hearing on deepfakes. — Wired, "Forget Politics. For Now, Deepfakes Are for Bullies," 4 Sep. 2019 Whenever lawmakers in either country have attempted to bring the two men back to earth, Trump and Johnson have resorted to undemocratic tactics in order to circumvent and delegitimize them. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Great Lie of the Right-Wing Populists," 30 Aug. 2019 The majority of lawmakers in the House of Commons are opposed to leaving the bloc without an exit plan, which many analysts say could cause major economic turmoil, including food and medicine shortages. — Karla Adam, Anchorage Daily News, "Allies of British prime minister resign amid outrage over Parliament suspension," 29 Aug. 2019 Two top lawmakers in Congress are also working on a bipartisan bill that could potentially stop the federal government鈥檚 purchase of any facial recognition tools. — Shirin Ghaffary, Vox, "Bernie Sanders wants to ban police use of facial recognition tech," 19 Aug. 2019 Pressing ahead Although the Texas lawmakers asked Bridenstine to delay his announcement, the administrator pressed on Friday regardless. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA chief alienates Senators needed to fund the Moon program," 16 Aug. 2019 As a scandal grows surrounding Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, a committee of lawmakers this week voted to ask the Texas Rangers to investigate the meeting between Bonnen and Empower Texans spokesman Michael Quinn Sullivan. — Scott Braddock, Houston Chronicle, "Listen: The Texas House Speaker is under investigation," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lawmaker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for lawmaker
lawmaker
noun
English Language Learners Definition of lawmaker
: someone who makes laws
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lawmaker
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law路mak路er
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Kids Definition of lawmaker
: someone who takes part in writing and passing laws : legislator
lawmaker
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law路mak路er
Legal Definition of lawmaker
: one that makes laws
especially
: legislator
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