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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Lawmakers had already been bracing to return to the Capitol in mid-August, and Wednesday morning’s leadership meeting at the Capitol appeared to erase any doubt that Polis will call legislators back for a special session to solve the budgetary sinkhole that’s opened beneath the state’s feet.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
New congressional maps were proposed by Republican state legislators in Texas on Wednesday, following a push by President Donald Trump for maps more favorable to Republicans to help the GOP keep the majority in the U.S. House in 2026.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 30 July 2025
Both parties' major presidential candidates focused on it on the campaign trail last fall, and legislators around the country remain concerned.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 30 July 2025
With the Texas House legislative committees filled out, the stage is now set in the lower chamber for legislators to get to the people's business.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
New congressional maps were proposed by Republican state legislators in Texas on Wednesday, following a push by President Donald Trump for maps more favorable to Republicans to help the GOP keep the majority in the U.S. House in 2026.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 30 July 2025
Both parties' major presidential candidates focused on it on the campaign trail last fall, and legislators around the country remain concerned.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 30 July 2025
With the Texas House legislative committees filled out, the stage is now set in the lower chamber for legislators to get to the people's business.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislator. Accessed 5 Aug. 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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