lawmaker

/ˈlɔːmeɪkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɔːmeɪkər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlȯ-ˌmā-kər/ (ame, mw)

lawmaker — noun

  • lawmakersingular
  • lawmakersplural

1. an elected official whose job is to write new laws and update old ones in a parl

1.名詞B2
釋義

an elected official whose job is to write new laws and update old ones in a parliament or congress.

例句

Senator Mizuki is the youngest lawmaker in the state assembly this year.

common pattern: [name] is a lawmaker in [legislative body]

Lawmakers voted on Tuesday to raise the minimum wage in three coastal cities.

typical subject of voting verbs: vote on, debate, pass

同義詞
  • legislator

    more formal; standard in official and academic writing

  • congressperson

    specifically a member of the US Congress

  • MP

    British: Member of Parliament; only used in countries with a parliament

  • representative

    broader; can mean any elected official, not only those who write laws

文法句型

a/the lawmaker

lawmakers + plural verb

用法筆記

Often used in news writing in place of 'legislator' or 'member of parliament/congress'; subject of verbs like 'vote', 'pass', 'debate', 'introduce a bill'.

常見錯誤

❌The judge is a lawmaker who decides cases.
✅The judge applies the law; lawmakers write it.
💡judges interpret laws, lawmakers create them.
❌Police officers are lawmakers.
✅Police officers enforce laws; lawmakers make them.
💡enforcement is not law-making.