legislator
noun
-ˌslā-ˌtȯr
Examples of legislator in a Sentence
Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
More than 40 state legislators have endorsed Mr. DeSantis, who has secured at least one local chair in each Iowa county.
—Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
Cooper said she hadn't been notified of any incidents but added that if pregnant incarcerated women are still being shackled, legislators may need to revise the law.
—Renuka Rayasam, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
State legislators pining for single-payer ought to take a look at the disasters unfolding in Canada and Britain.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
For the last few years, Manchin has been the only Democrat elected to statewide office in West Virginia, a longtime politician who has served as governor, secretary of state and state legislator.
—John Raby, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
Republicans legislators opposed to the law can amend or even repeal it.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
In the coming year, Californians may see state legislators and regulators develop binding measures that limit how employers may use AI.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
Some Maine legislators have since begun promising stronger measures to curb gun violence following the tragedy.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
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legislator
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Legal Definition
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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