Legislator

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Meaning of Legislator

member of legislative body such as the Congress of the United States or the Legislatures of the various States.

Legislator Alternative Definition

One who makes lawis; a member of the legislature (g, v.).

Synonyms of Legislator

noun

  • congressman
  • lawgiver
  • lawmaker
  • member of a governmental body
  • member of a legislative body
  • member of parliament
  • officer of state
  • official representative
  • one who formulates laws
  • one who gives or makes laws
  • one who helps to pass laws
  • parliamentarian
  • politician
  • public servant
  • representative
  • senator

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English Spanish Translation of Legislator

Legislador

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Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Legislator

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a lawgiver, a maker of laws, c. 1600, from Latin legis lator “proposer of a law,” from legis, genitive of lex “law” (see legal (adj.)) + lator “proposer,” agent noun of latus “borne, brought, carried” (see oblate; this term is also a noun.), which was used as past tense of ferre “to carry” (from PIE root *bher- (1) “to carry,” also “to bear children.”). In U.S., generally a member of a state, territorial, or colonial legislature. femenine form legislatrix is from 1670s; legislatress from 1711. Related: Legislatorial.


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