B2nounpoliticslaw
US/ˈlɔː.meɪ.kər/
UK/ˈlɔː.meɪ.kə/
a person who has the power to make or change laws, especially an elected member of a government
In context
Lawmakers voted last night to raise taxes on tobacco.
She is a state lawmaker who campaigns for cleaner rivers.
Several lawmakers criticized the plan as too expensive.
Words that go with lawmaker
adjective + noun
- state lawmakerHer father was a state lawmaker for twenty years.
- federal lawmakerA federal lawmaker proposed the new privacy rules.
- local lawmakersLocal lawmakers want to ban motorbikes from the old town.
verb + noun
- urge lawmakersTeachers urged lawmakers to spend more on schools.
noun + noun
- opposition lawmakersOpposition lawmakers walked out of the debate in protest.