lawmaker

English

Etymology

From Middle English lawemaker, lawe maker, equivalent to law +‎ maker.

Pronunciation
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Noun

lawmaker (plural lawmakers)

  1. One who makes or enacts laws.
    • 2021 April 21, “French to favour rail over short-haul flights”, in RAIL, number 929, page 11:
      Lawmakers in France voted over the weekend of April 10/11 to introduce measures to restrict flights on routes where the same journey can be made by rail in under two and a half hours.

Synonyms

Translations
legislator — see legislator
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