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legislator

noun

leg·​is·​la·​tor ˈle-jə-ˌslā-tər How to pronounce legislator (audio) -ˌslā-ˌtȯr How to pronounce legislator (audio)
 also  ˌle-jə-ˈslā-ˌtȯr
: one that makes laws especially for a political unit
especially : a member of a legislative body
legislatorial adjective
legislatorship noun

Example Sentences

Write to your state legislator. the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill
Recent Examples on the Web Levy increased her name recognition by scoring an upset victory in August against former House Republican leader Themis Klarides, a state legislator for 22 years who had won nearly 60% of the delegates at the state party convention. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 Vic Kohring, a longtime Mat-Su legislator who tried to return to public office even after a 2007 conviction on federal corruption charges, was killed Tuesday in a head-on collision with a semi on the Glenn Highway near Palmer. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 Arizona state courts have kept U.S. Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs and a state legislator on the ballot amid efforts to disqualify them. Morgan Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Robertson — who became a district attorney, district judge and state legislator — bought the former home of Judge David Sheeks in 1887 at what’s now 610 W. Lynn St. (formerly listed with a Sixth Street address). Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Sep. 2022 Bee Nguyen, a legislator challenging Raffensperger, hammers the secretary of state for his part in overhauling state voting procedures. Bill Barrow And Jeff Amy, al, 27 Aug. 2022 When any Republican legislator dares to step out of line, the network's hosts are ready to push back and make clear there is a cost to be paid for taking even the slightest political detour. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022 Hice also argued that the Constitution’s speech and debate clause shielded him from law enforcement scrutiny related to his work as a legislator. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 As a legislator, De León focused on the environment, the working poor, immigration and public safety. Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin legis lator, literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from ferre (past participle latus) to carry, propose — more at tolerate, bear

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of legislator was circa 1513

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