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law·mak·er
/
ˈlɔˌmeɪ
kər
/
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[
law
-mey-ker
]
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noun
a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
lawe maker.
See
law
1
,
maker
Related forms
law·mak·ing,
noun,
adjective
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lawmaker
noun
a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws [syn:
lawgiver
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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