Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS; Russian: Содружество Независимых Государств, СНГ, tr. Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv, SNG; also called the Russian Commonwealth) is a regional organisation whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union.

The CIS is a loose association of states. Although the CIS has few supranational powers, it is aimed at being more than a purely symbolic organisation, nominally possessing coordinating powers in the realm of trade, finance, lawmaking, and security. (Wikipedia)

What is the difference between a legislator and a lawmaker?

They’re synonymous. Lawmaker is easier for the uninitiated to interpret, while legislator is more formal and correlates with the name of the body in which a legislator serves, a legislature. But both terms refer to a person who makes laws—and more precisely a person who serves in a lawmaking body, or legislature. (Quora)

Lawmaking is the process of crafting legislation. (Wikipedia)

But while they are at it, should they not also protect us from bad lawmaking? (The Times)