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- [lej-is-ley-ter]
- /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tər/
- /ˈledʒ.ɪ.sleɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lej-is-ley-ter]
- /ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tər/
Definitions of legislator word
- noun legislator a person who gives or makes laws. 1
- noun legislator a member of a legislative body. 1
- noun legislator A person who makes laws; a member of a legislative body. 1
- abbreviation LEGISLATOR lawmaker 1
- countable noun legislator A legislator is a person who is involved in making or passing laws. 0
- noun legislator a person concerned with the making or enactment of laws 0
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Origin of legislator
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin phrase lēgis lātor a law's bringer (i.e., proposer), equivalent to lēgis (genitive of lēx law) + lātor bringer (lā(tus), suppletive past participle of ferre to bring + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Legislator
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pronoun
preposition
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legislator popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
legislator usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for legislator
noun legislator
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
- lawmaker — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
- member — a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.
- representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
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