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legislator
one who makes laws: This is his first term of office as a legislator.
Not to be confused with:
legislature – a group invested with the power to make, alter, and repeal laws: The legislature will convene again in January.
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leg·is·la·tor
(lĕj′ĭ-slā′tər)n.
One who drafts or enacts laws, especially a member of a legislative body.
[French législateur, from Old French, from Latin lēgis lātor : lēgis, genitive of lēx, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots + lātor, proposer, bearer (from lātus, past participle of ferre, to propose, bear; see telə- in Indo-European roots).]
leg′is·la·to′ri·al (-lə-tôr′ē-əl) adj.
leg′is·la′tor·ship′ n.
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legislator
(ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtə)n
1. (Professions) a person concerned with the making or enactment of laws
2. (Professions) a member of a legislature
[C17: from Latin lēgis lātor, from lēx law + lātor from lātus, past participle of ferre to bring]
ˈlegisˌlatorˌship n
ˈlegisˌlatress fem n
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leg•is•la•tor
(ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tər)n.
1. a person who gives or makes laws.
2. a member of a legislative body.
[1595–1605; < Latin phrase lēgis lātor a law's bringer (i.e., proposer) <lēgis, genitive of lēx law]
leg`is•la•to′ri•al (-ləˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-) adj.
leg′is•la`tor•ship`, n.
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Noun | 1. | legislator - someone who makes or enacts laws law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" backbencher - a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader crossbencher - a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition deputy - a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) filibuster, filibusterer - a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes floor leader - the legislator who organizes his party's strategy frontbencher - a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party majority leader - leader of the majority party in a legislature minority leader - leader of the minority party in a legislature Member of Parliament, Parliamentarian - an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons politician - a leader engaged in civil administration senator - a member of a senate party whip, whip - a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline |
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legislator
noun lawmaker, parliamentarian, lawgiver an attempt to get US legislators to change the system
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Translations
مُشَرِّع
zákonodárce
lovgiver
törvényhozó
löggjafi
zákonodarca
yasa yapıcı
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legislator
[ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtər] n → législateur/trice m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
legislator
n → Gesetzgeber m
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legislate
(ˈledʒisleit) verb to make laws. The government plan to legislate against the import of foreign cars.
ˌlegiˈslation noun1. the act of legislating.
2. a law or group of laws.
ˈlegislative (-lətiv) adjective law-making. a legislative assembly; legislative powers.
ˈlegislator noun a person who makes laws.
ˈlegislature (-lətʃə) noun the part of the government which has the power of making laws.
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