"lawmaker" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2022 January 20, Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer and Clare Foran, “Senate votes to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general”, in CNN:",
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          "ref": "2025 January 11, Annie Grayer, “Trump border czar privately tempers Republican lawmaker expectations on administration’s initial deportation operation”, in CNN:",
          "text": "“Many members are only now beginning to understand that,” one GOP lawmaker told CNN.",
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        "One who makes or enacts laws."
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