legislator
noun/ˈledʒɪsleɪtə(r)/
/ˈledʒɪsleɪtər/
(formal)- a member of a group of people that has the power to make laws
- Seven of the state’s 90 legislators have been indicted.
- When it came to the vote, Democrat legislators split 115:150 against the motion.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLegislator is used after these nouns:- state
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin legis lator, literally ‘proposer of a law’, from lex ‘law’ and lator ‘proposer, mover’ (see also legislation).Want to learn more?
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