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assemblyman

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Definition of assemblyman

as in legislator

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Recent Examples of assemblyman The year 1884 was a tragic one for Theodore Roosevelt, a then-New York State assemblyman. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026 Now, that assemblyman is the most powerful Democrat in America’s most powerful city, who, on Tuesday, went three for three in congressional endorsements. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 June 2026 The 35-year-old assemblyman had entered the race facing a steep challenge against Lasher, long viewed as the protégé of the district’s retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and backed by a super PAC run by former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg. — Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 24 June 2026 Micah Lasher narrowly defeated his fellow assemblyman Alex Bores in the open race for the Democratic nomination in the 12th District. — Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for assemblyman

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Where the thresholds sit, which harms count, who audits what – that’s for legislators, lawyers, technologists and ethicists to decide.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Newsom tried to force through a deal at the end of the legislative session that included phasing out or reduce how much insurance companies could collect in future fires, but he was met with resistance by legislators.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of legislator

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New York assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a democratic socialist, spoke at a rally on Thursday protesting against jailing people who steal items, such as personal care products, as a result of living in poverty.

— Emily Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Sugar confronts her at a ceremonial funeral for the unknown deceased, a fittingly dramatic setting for our guy to have the final word as FBI agents roll up on the assemblywoman.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblywoman

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Whether lawmakers accept those limits will help determine how much authority the federal government gains over advanced AI systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Trump’s move drew bipartisan condemnation from lawmakers who backed the measure overwhelmingly.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of lawmaker

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The retiring congressman has at times bucked House Democratic leadership in voting with Republicans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The congressman whose newly redrawn California district leans Democratic, switched from Republican to independent while in Congress and continues to caucus with Republicans, reported Politico.

— Maham Javaid, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

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