Definition of legislator
:one that makes laws especially for a political unit;
especially
:a member of a legislative body
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Write to your state legislator.
the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill
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Carrington worked with state legislators, as the head of the Maryland Cannabis Industry Association, when the laws governing medical marijuana were being developed.
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Don’t just tweet at them or email—call your legislators.
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Only state legislators raised the issue of cost in introducing the legislation.
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In the first half of this year, state legislators enacted 133 immigration laws, almost double the 70 passed in 2016, according to a new report from the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures.
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On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal presented three potential candidates to primary Cuomo: Syracuse mayor Stephanie Miner, former state legislator Terry Gipson, and …
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Kentucky passed its first-ever charter law this year — where are the Bluegrass State legislators?
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And that’s just to cover the per diem that each legislator will receive, said RJ DeSilva, a spokesman for the Legislative Budget Board.
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Boise Police Department Chief Bill Bones led the march across town as attendees called on Idaho legislators to reject the bill, which some fear could strip millions of people of their health care benefits.
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lawgiver, lawmaker, solonRelated Words
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legal Definition of legislator
:a person who makes laws especially for a political unit;
especially
:a member of a legislative body
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legislatorship
nounOrigin 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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