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- noun Plural form of
lawmaker .
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Examples
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McCain is known for fighting against earmarks, the other term lawmakers use for funding of pet projects back home.
"Probably the strongest experience I have in foreign relations is the fact I spent four years overseas when I was a child in Southeast Asia." Ann Althouse 2007
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United States where the media does not take such a detailed interest in British politics, let alone what they call "lawmakers" like Vaz, most of the time.
The Guardian World News Michael White 2011
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So Johnson … wrote Wisconsin lawmakers with an idea: Establish a special deer season for the thousands of returning soldiers who missed the chance to hunt this fall ….
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Unfortunately, communication to federal lawmakers is grossly distorted by lobbyists and PACs.
duh pookie 2009
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So Johnson … wrote Wisconsin lawmakers with an idea: Establish a special deer season for the thousands of returning soldiers who missed the chance to hunt this fall ….
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The 20 Swedish Democrats - the first national lawmakers from a party initially spawned in the 1980s by white supremacists - are working to impose a moratorium on new mosques, ban the shroud-like coverings worn by some conservative Muslim women and largely halt immigration from predominantly Muslim nations.
Anti-Muslim feelings propel right wing in Europe Anthony Faiola 2010
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A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking President Barack Obama to urge Chinese President Hu Jintao to release two prominent Chinese dissidents from prison.
Release Sought For Chinese Dissident Who Could Get Peace Prize 2010
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Unfortunately, communication to federal lawmakers is grossly distorted by lobbyists and PACs.
duh pookie 2009
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A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking President Barack Obama to urge Chinese President Hu Jintao to release two prominent Chinese dissidents from prison.
Release Sought For Chinese Dissident Who Could Get Peace Prize 2010
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The 20 Swedish Democrats - the first national lawmakers from a party initially spawned in the 1980s by white supremacists - are working to impose a moratorium on new mosques, ban the shroud-like coverings worn by some conservative Muslim women and largely halt immigration from predominantly Muslim nations.
Anti-Muslim feelings propel right wing in Europe Anthony Faiola 2010
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