lawmaker
lawmaker · lawmakers
Gesetzgeber, Gesetzgeberin
One who makes or enacts lawsOne who makes or enacts laws.
US/lˈɔmˌeɪkɚ/
» Eight lawmakers are sponsoring the bill, which was introduced in parliament Monday.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who makes or enacts laws.
a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
Examples
16 sentencesEight lawmakers are sponsoring the bill, which was introduced in parliament Monday.
The lawmakers are arguing about the future reform of the pension system.
He told the lawmakers that the thought of war made him "recoil in horror".
Sami isn't a lawmaker.
Sami is not a lawmaker.
Origin
From Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law + maker.From Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law + maker.
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