Definition of legislator
: one that makes laws especially for a political unit; especially : a member of a legislative body
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Examples of legislator in a Sentence
Write to your state legislator.
the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill
Recent Examples of legislator from the Web
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After all, legislators do retain powers of their own, and Trump is already struggling to get his agenda enacted.
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The Senate wants to change the legislation to lower the number of board members to 15 and create an independent commission to draw electoral maps instead of legislators.
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While still pushing for further gains, activists have expended much energy playing defense as state legislators, mostly Republicans, introduced scores of bills this year viewed at hostile to LGBT rights.
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The new space authority will also help legislators and policy makers make decisions about which projects merit state backing.
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Four centuries later, the descendants of those Indians are demanding legislators return the favor by finally granting them federal recognition.
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With only five legislators in Taiwan’s 113-seat Parliament, the party is still a long way from its stated goal of displacing the Nationalist Party and becoming one of Taiwan’s two major political parties along with the Democratic Progressive Party.
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The commission has come under pressure from the public and legislators frustrated with the agency’s practices, which are largely conducted confidentially.
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Though the Government Accountability Office has questioned Brand USA’s numbers, the loss of its efforts has many in the travel industry ready to lobby legislators about the importance of selling America abroad.
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LEGISLATOR Defined for English Language Learners
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: a person who makes laws : a member of a legislature
LEGISLATOR Defined for Kids
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: a person who makes laws and is a member of a legislature
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Origin and Etymology of legislator
Latin legis lator, literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from ferre (past participle latus) to carry, propose
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