legislator

Example Sentences

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As the business community’s primary mouthpiece, he has met with the mayor and state legislators and warned them that higher taxes could cause the city’s business elite to flee.

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal legislators are challenging private equity’s influence in multiple industries beyond child care, including housing and healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal

In California, state legislators are debating how to protect residents and natural resources without creating so much red tape that developers go elsewhere, taking their jobs and taxable earnings with them.

From Los Angeles Times

But to withstand legal challenges, legislators employed a unique Canadian invention, the controversial "notwithstanding clause".

From BBC

Nevertheless, regulators and legislators must avoid the mistakes that contributed to the financial crisis.

From MarketWatch