legislator

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nounperson in government who makes laws

Synonyms for legislator

noun person in government who makes laws

politician

noun. person pursuing or occupying elective office

politicians

noun. person pursuing or occupying elective office

representative

noun. person who acts in the stead of another

representatives

noun. person who acts in the stead of another

Word Origin & History

c.1600, from Latin legis lator "proposer of a law," from legis, genitive of lex "law" + lator "proposer," agent noun of latus "borne, brought, carried" (see oblate (n.)), used as past tense of ferre "to carry" (see infer). Fem. form legislatrix is from 1670s.

Example Sentences for legislator

I then began to comprehend the grandeur of the Legislator's office.

His brother-in-law, the legislator, is worth three millions of livres.

You, as legislator, have already selected the men; and now you shall select the women.

You may remember our saying that some living mind or witness of the legislator was needed in states.

Does not the law give names, and does not the teacher receive them from the legislator?

The artist of names, that is, the legislator, may be a good or he may be a bad artist.

The legislator is to cry aloud, and spare not, 'Let not men fall below the level of the beasts.'

The legislator cannot regard the character of the heir, which to the father is the first consideration.

About this there are many ancient traditions, which may be taken on trust from the legislator.

On this point the legislator is better informed than all the poets put together.

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