lawmaker

/ˌlɔˈmeɪkər/

/ˈlɔmeɪkə/

Other forms: lawmakers

Definitions of lawmaker

1. noun

   a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
   synonyms: lawgiver

   examples:

   Draco

   Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)

   types:

   legislator

   someone who makes or enacts laws

   promulgator

   (law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)

   backbencher

   a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader

   congressman, congresswoman, representative

   a member of the United States House of Representatives

   crossbencher

   a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition

   deputy

   a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)

   filibuster, filibusterer

   a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

   floor leader

   the legislator who organizes his party's strategy

   frontbencher

   a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party

   majority leader

   leader of the majority party in a legislature

   minority leader

   leader of the minority party in a legislature

   Member of Parliament, Parliamentarian

   an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons

   senator

   a member of a senate

   party whip, whip

   a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

   burgess

   a representative in the lower house of the colonial legislature in Maryland or Virginia

   type of:

   leader

   a person who rules or guides or inspires others