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Law-makers   /lɔ-mˈeɪkərz/   Listen
Law-makers

noun
1.
Persons who make or amend or repeal laws.  Synonyms: general assembly, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature.






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"Law-makers" Quotes from Famous Books



... masculine; it is created and executed by man. The framers of all legal compacts are restricted to the masculine standpoint of observation, to the thoughts, feelings and biases of man. The law then can give us no representation as women, and therefore no impartial justice, even if the law-makers were honestly intent upon this, for we can be represented only by our peers.... When woman is tried for crime, her jury, her judges, her advocates, all are men; and yet there may have been temptations and various ...
— The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) • Ida Husted Harper



Words linked to "Law-makers" :   one-member, authorities, uninominal voting system, parliament, uninominal system, appropriation, legislative council, diet, regime, US Congress, scrutin uninominal voting system, scrutin uninomial system, sergeant at arms, government, single-member system, assembly, U.S. Congress, United States Congress, house, congress, senate, Duma, serjeant-at-arms, legislative body, uninominal, general assembly



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