lawmaker
Writes the rules
A lawmaker is a person who makes laws—typically a member of a legislature such as a parliament or congress.
The term is common in news coverage: Lawmakers voted to raise the minimum wage.
It applies to elected officials at any level who have legislative authority, from local councils to national assemblies.
Upper chamber member
- congressmanHouse of Representatives member
- congresswomanFemale federal legislator
- representativeOne who acts for another
- assemblymanState legislature member
assemblywoman · parliamentarian · deputy · backbencher · frontbencher · whip · delegate · alderman
Amount owed, written
- statuteEnacted written rule
- amendmentChange to official text
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- enactmentPassing into law
act · proposal · drafting · regulation · code · provision · mandate · decree
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- capitolState legislative building
jurisdiction · authority · administration · oversight · council · committee · body · session
senator
Upper chamber member
- congressmanHouse of Representatives member
- congresswomanFemale federal legislator
- representativeOne who acts for another
assemblyman · assemblywoman · parliamentarian · deputy · backbencher · frontbencher · whip · delegate · alderman · councillor
bill
Amount owed, written
enactment · act · proposal · drafting · regulation · code · provision · mandate · decree · measure
parliament
National legislative assembly
capitol · jurisdiction · authority · administration · oversight · council · committee · body · session · bicameral
constituent
Member of electoral district
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
voice · representative · district · lobbyist · petition · town hall · casework · ombudsman · interests · accountability
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
primary · caucus · nominee · constituency · platform · endorsement · polls · turnout · candidate · electorate
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- authoritiesrulers, ruler, leaders, leader, officials
- decision-makersCEO, CFO, COO, executive, boss
- political figurespolitician, president, presidents, vice president, vice presidents
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- politicospolitician, senator, congressman, representative, councilman
lawmakerlaw enforcer
One who upholds statutes
judge · police officer · prosecutor · executioner · bailiff
lawmakerlawbreaker
One who commits crimes
criminal · outlaw · offender · transgressor · felon