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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As an interesting week for Google comes to an end, with Gmail under attack from hackers and Chrome under attack from legislators, a new warning has been issued for its 3 billion users.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
An influential California legislator is pressuring the State Bar of California to ditch its new multiple-choice questions after a February bar exam debacle and revert to the traditional test format in July.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The group of 10 legislators, led by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), will attend the pope’s funeral Saturday in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
But Boebert and local GOP legislators see it as a misuse of federal resources, warning of low ridership, excessive delays and a mismatch with rural transportation needs.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
An influential California legislator is pressuring the State Bar of California to ditch its new multiple-choice questions after a February bar exam debacle and revert to the traditional test format in July.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The group of 10 legislators, led by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), will attend the pope’s funeral Saturday in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
But Boebert and local GOP legislators see it as a misuse of federal resources, warning of low ridership, excessive delays and a mismatch with rural transportation needs.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 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 1 May. 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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