legislator

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪtɚ/ UK /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪˌsleɪtə/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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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.

Topics

People & Society

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