What does Legislator mean?

Definitions for Legislator
ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tərleg·is·la·tor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. legislatornoun

    someone who makes or enacts laws

Wiktionary

  1. legislatornoun

    Someone who creates or enacts laws, especially a member of a legislative body.

  2. Etymology: From legislator.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. LEGISLATORnoun

    A lawgiver; one who makes laws for any community.

    Etymology: legislator, Latin; legislatour, French.

    It spoke like a legislator: the thing spoke was a law. South.

    Heroes in animated marble frown,
    And legislators seem to think in stone. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. Legislator

    A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for example, the European Parliament), national (for example, the United States Congress), or local (for example, local authorities).

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  1. legislator

    A legislator is an individual who is part of a legislative body such as a parliament, congress, or senate.They are authorized to make, propose, or enact laws. The role of a legislator often includes assessing proposed laws, representing constituents' interests, and participating in debates on policy matters. The term can refer to both elected and appointed officials.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Legislatornoun

    a lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community; a member of a legislative body

  2. Etymology: [L. legis lator, prop., a proposer of a law; lex, legis, law + lator a proposer, bearer, fr. latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear: cf. F. lgislateur. See Legal, and Tolerate.]

Wikidata

  1. Legislator

    A legislator is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are usually politicians and are often elected by the people. Legislatures may be supra-national, national, regional, or local.

Editors Contribution

  1. legislator

    A person elected to a form of unity council or local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government or international unity government with the role, responsibility, accurate and specific ability, experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications and training to create, change, amend, approve, edit, enact or legislate for legislation, a rule of conduct, legislative procedure, set of rules, guidelines or principles with the prioritizing of creating optimum health, right to life, human rights, democracy, shared prosperity for all, stability, unity government, solidarity, cohesion, animal rights, right to life, right to housing, right to education, right to parent, right to childcare, right to a standard of living, right to internet access, economic stability, financial stability, civil rights, equal rights, equal opportunities, employment rights, childrens rights, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, united partnership, multi-party working, community empowerment systems, equal distribution of income, wealth, fairness and justness across society, the country, europe and the world and contribute to the cocreation of global and national peace agreements, peace treaties, the universes truth and a fair, just and transparent system of checks and balances.

    All forms of legislators are within society ie.. local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 2, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Legislator in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Legislator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Legislator in a Sentence

  1. Avery Ng:

    This shows a disrespect for freedom of speech, particularly given that he's a Hong Kong legislator, we're very disappointed with the Malaysian government.

  2. Sandy Halperin:

    Help! cNN World -- you're listening to me right now...Help! What are you going to do if you're a legislator, physician, plumber, educator...it's not about me, Sandy Halperin, it's about the Alzheimer's effort!

  3. Chief Justice John Roberts:

    If I were a legislator, I would certainly consider that view as a matter of social policy, but as a judge, I find the majority's position indefensible as a matter of constitutional law.

  4. Susan Collins:

    Every woman legislator that I know takes a thick briefing book home every single night, and I remember (former Tennessee Republican) Sen. Fred Thompson … once saying to one of our male colleagues: ‘Susan has a secret. She prepares.’.

  5. Orrin Hatch:

    I can understand the disappointment of our Democratic colleagues, they were hoping that the Hillary Clinton would fill this vacancy on the Supreme Court, and she would appoint somebody very different from Brett Kavanaugh. I think what they hoped for is that she would appoint somebody who would -- who would advance their political or policy or ideological agenda wearing a black robe but acting as essentially a legislator.

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