legislator
noun
leg·is·la·tor
ˈle-jə-ˌslā-tər 
-ˌslā-ˌtȯr
-ˌslā-ˌtȯr
also ˌle-jə-ˈslā-ˌtȯr
: one that makes laws especially for a political unit
especially
: a member of a legislative body
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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The details of the bills are still being negotiated by stakeholders, state legislators said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Los Angeles headquarters of the Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2021, the number of people in Illinois killed from acts of domestic violence was growing at an alarming pace, and state legislators acted with a sense of urgency.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2025
Additionally, a Republican Maine state legislator, Rep. Laurel Libby, was censured Tuesday for bringing attention to the state with a social media post calling out a transgender high school athlete who took first place in a girls pole vault competition.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s when a legislator votes for a bill that would result in a personal benefit, (financial or otherwise, or votes against a bill that would result in personal harm, financial or otherwise.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2021, the number of people in Illinois killed from acts of domestic violence was growing at an alarming pace, and state legislators acted with a sense of urgency.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2025
Additionally, a Republican Maine state legislator, Rep. Laurel Libby, was censured Tuesday for bringing attention to the state with a social media post calling out a transgender high school athlete who took first place in a girls pole vault competition.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s when a legislator votes for a bill that would result in a personal benefit, (financial or otherwise, or votes against a bill that would result in personal harm, financial or otherwise.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for legislator
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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislator. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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legislator
noun
leg·is·la·tor
ˈlej-ə-ˌslā-ˌtȯ(ə)r
-ˌslāt-ər
-ˌslāt-ər
: a person who makes laws
especially
: a member of a legislature
Legal Definition
legislator
noun
leg·is·la·tor
ˈle-jəs-ˌlā-tər, -ˌtȯr
: a person who makes laws especially for a political unit
especially
: a member of a legislative body
legislatorship
noun
Etymology
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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