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 sharp increase in spending also followed a law passed by Republican legislators in the December 2018 lame-duck session that authorized the Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader to hire private lawyers with taxpayer money.
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Plaintiffs argue that losing the ability to challenge discriminatory maps directly endangers the representation of Native American legislators and could set a precedent for other states to follow.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Rosales said Oceanside should join other cities with the same situation and encourage state legislators to pass a law that would help preserve the community character in older neighborhoods.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
For two decades, senior legislators and military leaders have been working, mostly without success, to overcome these problems.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Plaintiffs argue that losing the ability to challenge discriminatory maps directly endangers the representation of Native American legislators and could set a precedent for other states to follow.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Rosales said Oceanside should join other cities with the same situation and encourage state legislators to pass a law that would help preserve the community character in older neighborhoods.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
For two decades, senior legislators and military leaders have been working, mostly without success, to overcome these problems.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 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 24 Jul. 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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