legislator
noun
-ˌslā-ˌtȯr
Examples of legislator in a Sentence
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Recent political discourse on the issue indicates that Gov. Gavin Newsom, state legislators and local government officials recognize, if not publicly acknowledge, the virtual impossibility of significantly reducing homelessness, and therefore have evolved into self-protective blame-shifting.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 11 May 2024
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“Legislator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legislator. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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legislator
noun
-ˌslāt-ər
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legislator
noun
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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