legislator

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.

leg·is·la·tor

L0108700 (lĕj′ĭ-slā′tər)n. One who drafts or enacts laws, especially a member of a legislative body.

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[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).]

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leg′is·la·to′ri·al (-lə-tôr′ē-əl) adj.leg′is·la′tor·ship′ n.

legislator

(ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtə) n1. (Professions) a person concerned with the making or enactment of laws2. (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

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.

Thesaurus

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 leadercongressman, congresswoman, representative - a member of the United States House of Representativescrossbencher - a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Oppositiondeputy - 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) opposesfloor leader - the legislator who organizes his party's strategyfrontbencher - a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition partylawgiver, lawmaker - a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of lawsmajority leader - leader of the majority party in a legislatureminority leader - leader of the minority party in a legislatureMember of Parliament, Parliamentarian - an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commonspolitician - a leader engaged in civil administrationsenator - a member of a senateparty whip, whip - a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

legislator

noun lawmaker, parliamentarian, lawgiver an attempt to get US legislators to change the system

Translations

立法者

legislate

(ˈledʒisleit) verb to make laws. The government plan to legislate against the import of foreign cars. 立法 立法ˌlegiˈslation noun1. the act of legislating. 立法 立法2. a law or group of laws. 法律，法規 法律，法规 ˈlegislative (-lətiv) adjective law-making. a legislative assembly; legislative powers. 立法的 立法的ˈlegislator noun a person who makes laws. 立法者 立法者ˈlegislature (-lətʃə) noun the part of the government which has the power of making laws. 立法機關 立法机关