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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Legislador
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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.