as in lawmakers
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws
the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill
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Despite the intervention, enough legislators gained access to the chamber and unanimously rejected Yoon's decree, prompting the Cabinet to lift it before dawn on December 4.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The Courier Journal also found efforts to curb the problem through better training for students and more accountability for coaches and other school employees have routinely failed at the hands of legislators in Frankfort.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 8 Dec. 2024
Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party, said that there were signs that the special forces soldiers who had stormed the National Assembly were acting on orders to arrest him and other legislators.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Backlash The policy sparked a wave of concerns on social media with individuals across the country urging residents in affected states to contact their legislators.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom called a special session of state legislators to focus on bolstering California's legal resources to protect civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action and immigrant families.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
In a social media post on Wednesday, Han In-sup, a criminal law professor at Seoul National University, argued that trying to prevent legislators from entering the National Assembly was a clear instance of such intentional subversion.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of Tennessee transgender children were receiving treatments before SB1 was enacted, legislators concluded.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
The size of Democrats’ control over the past two years has also given legislators space to lose votes without completely sinking more controversial bills.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The Courier Journal also found efforts to curb the problem through better training for students and more accountability for coaches and other school employees have routinely failed at the hands of legislators in Frankfort.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, The Courier-Journal, 8 Dec. 2024
Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party, said that there were signs that the special forces soldiers who had stormed the National Assembly were acting on orders to arrest him and other legislators.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Backlash The policy sparked a wave of concerns on social media with individuals across the country urging residents in affected states to contact their legislators.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom called a special session of state legislators to focus on bolstering California's legal resources to protect civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action and immigrant families.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
In a social media post on Wednesday, Han In-sup, a criminal law professor at Seoul National University, argued that trying to prevent legislators from entering the National Assembly was a clear instance of such intentional subversion.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Hundreds of Tennessee transgender children were receiving treatments before SB1 was enacted, legislators concluded.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
The size of Democrats’ control over the past two years has also given legislators space to lose votes without completely sinking more controversial bills.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Legislators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislators. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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