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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Clearly, Millstone is a boogeyman at the state capitol that Lamont and most state legislators don’t want to address.
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David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
Both cannabis and hemp businesses have made significant campaign contributions to legislators.
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And in 2021, running his second campaign for governor, the former state legislator kept Trump at arms-length.
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State legislators will return to Springfield, Ill., in the fall.
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David Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
Both cannabis and hemp businesses have made significant campaign contributions to legislators.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
And in 2021, running his second campaign for governor, the former state legislator kept Trump at arms-length.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 3 June 2025
State legislators will return to Springfield, Ill., in the fall.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislator. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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