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lawmaker

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law·mak·er  (lômkr)
n.
One who makes or enacts laws; a legislator. Also called lawgiver.
lawmaking n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lawmakerlawmaker - a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
lawgiver
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
legislator - someone who makes or enacts laws
promulgator - (law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)
Translations
lawmaker [ˈlɔːˌmeɪkəʳ] N (US) → legislador(a) m/f
lawmaker [ˈlɔːmeɪkər] n → législateur/trice m/f


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The man who takes the liberty to live is superior to all the laws, by virtue of his relation to the lawmaker.
Walking by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
One would like to know what the lawmakers expected them to do; there were families that had no possible means of support except the children, and the law provided them no other way of getting a living.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
We were afraid they might not care for the reports of a boy of nineteen, but they did not seem to take my age into account, and I did not boast of my youth among the lawmakers.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
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