legislator

B2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪtɚ/ UK /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪtə/
noun Freq #51712

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who makes or votes on laws, especially a member of a parliament or congress.

    Legislators voted to raise the minimum wage.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who makes or votes... lawmaker
Word family
Forms legislators
Derived forms colegislatorlegislatorshiplegislatressnonlegislator

Etymology

From Latin lēgislātor.

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