lawmakers
They write statutes
Lawmakers are people who make laws—legislators, members of Congress, parliamentarians.
The term is neutral and functional, used heavily in journalism: Lawmakers voted to raise the minimum wage.
It encompasses elected officials at any level who have authority to create or modify legislation.
Upper legislative body members
- representativesThose acting for others
- congresspeopleElected national legislators
- parliamentariansLegislative body members
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
assemblymen · councilors · MPs · aldermen · deputies · backbenchers · frontbenchers · crossbenchers
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
- resolutionsFormal decisions or pledges
ordinances · enactments · proposals · drafting · sponsoring · cosponsoring · voting · filibuster
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- houseResidential building
- assemblyConstructing from components
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
capitol · diet · sessions · recess · convening · adjournment
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
ratification · codification · subpoena · sanctions · compliance · accountability · constituents · lobbying
Corrective institutional changes
- measuresQuantifies or evaluates
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
mandates · codes · rules · frameworks · initiatives · platforms · agendas · priorities
senators
Upper legislative body members
- representativesThose acting for others
- congresspeopleElected national legislators
- parliamentariansLegislative body members
delegates · assemblymen · councilors · MPs · aldermen · deputies · backbenchers · frontbenchers · crossbenchers · whips
bills
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- amendmentsFormal changes to documents
resolutions · ordinances · enactments · proposals · drafting · sponsoring · cosponsoring · voting · filibuster · debate
parliament
National legislative assembly
chamber · capitol · diet · sessions · recess · convening · adjournment
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
enforcement · ratification · codification · subpoena · sanctions · compliance · accountability · constituents · lobbying · advocacy
reforms
Corrective institutional changes
- measuresQuantifies or evaluates
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
directives · mandates · codes · rules · frameworks · initiatives · platforms · agendas · priorities · partisan
- legislaturebill, senators, senator, legislators, representative
- Taiwan Politicspresidential election, premier, vice president, ruling party, political parties
- authoritiesrulers, ruler, leaders, leader, officials
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
lawmakersjudges
Legal proceeding overseers
police · law enforcement · prosecutors · courts · executors
lawmakersconstituents
Parts of a whole
citizens · subjects · the public · ordinary people · the people
lawmakerslawbreakers
People who violate statutes
criminals · outlaws · offenders · violators · transgressors