legislator

noun

leg·is·la·tor | \ ˈle-jə-ˌslā-ˌtȯr

, -ˌslā-tər also ˌle-jə-ˈslā-ˌtȯr

Definition of legislator

: one that makes laws especially for a political unit especially : a member of a legislative body

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Other Words from legislator

legislatorial \ ˌle-jə-slə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl

\ adjective

legislatorship \ ˈle-jə-ˌslā-tər-ˌship

\ noun

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

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Claudia Mo, a prodemocratic legislator, said at a news conference Wednesday. — Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com, "Soul searching among Hong Kong protesters after chaos at airport," 14 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, a Bay Area legislator has vowed to resurrect his stalled attempt imposing a $25 excise tax on the sale of handguns and semiautomatic weapons. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: California’s rent costs, privacy and vaccine rules take the spotlight in Sacramento," 12 Aug. 2019 Ex-House Speaker Jeff Hoover and two other men — one a current lawmaker, the other a former legislator — agreed to dismiss their suit against the woman, a former Republican staffer. — Washington Post, "Lawsuit dropped in case stemming from harassment settlement," 10 Aug. 2019 Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear is waging an aggressive challenge against the unpopular incumbent, and after a primary where a freshman legislator raked in about 40% of the vote, Bevin needs more allies than enemies. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "On Politics: Gov. Matt Bevin's special session made peace with House GOP," 1 Aug. 2019 The task force originally intended to merge the Indianapolis school district with the 10 other school districts in the county, recalled John Mutz, who was a state legislator from Marion County at the time and helped draft the Unigov legislation. — Peter Krouse, cleveland.com, "Achieving “Unigov” required political compromises in Indianapolis: Cleveland 2030, A Way Forward," 10 July 2019 Earlier this year, a bill banning conversion therapy for minors, sponsored by two Republican legislators, stalled in the state's legislature. — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, "Utah's governor is regulating conversion therapy and that may help ban it in the state," 28 June 2019 But as the reality of what a legislator looks like evolves—as our representative bodies get less white, less male, and less straight—so too does our vision of a political spouse. — Chloe Angyal, Marie Claire, "When Your Spouse Is a Politician, What Happens to You?," 27 June 2019 Culture Earlier this month legislators in Maine voted on a bill amendment that would guarantee incarcerated people access to menstrual products. — Glamour, "Politician Votes Against Access to Pads and Tampons in Prison Because It’s Not ‘a Country Club’," 20 Mar. 2019

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