Lawmaker

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who makes or enacts laws.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws wordnet

Synonyms

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lawgiverlegislatoraldermanassemblymanchosen freeholdercity father

Example

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"She is a famous Philadelphia lawmaker."

Etymology

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

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