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lawmakers

/ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz/ /ˈlɑˌmeɪkərz/

Meanings
noun
One who makes or enacts laws.

Examples :

"The lawmakers voted on the new education bill. "
politics government law state

Related Words

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who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration bill

bill noun

/bɪl/

Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.

"The soldier wielded a heavy bill, its blade gleaming in the sunlight. "

Illustration enacts

enacts verb

/ɪˈnæks/ /ɛˈnæks/

To make (a bill) into law

"The government enacts laws to protect its citizens. "

Illustration voted

voted verb

/ˈvoʊtɪd/ /ˈvoʊtəd/

To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election

"Did you vote last month?"

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

Illustration laws

laws noun

/lɑz/ /lɔːz/

The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

"entrapment is against the law"

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration makes

makes noun

/meɪks/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

Illustration education

education noun

/ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn̩/

The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

"2016-06-17 AROP JOSEPH "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance, and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas, good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. no matter a persons age learning never stops"."