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词汇 legislator
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Definition of legislator in English:

legislator

noun ˈlɛdʒɪsleɪtəˈlɛdʒəˌsleɪdər
  • A person who makes laws; a member of a legislative body.

    立法者,立法机关成员,议会议员

    statutes went unread by the legislators who passed them
    24 incumbent legislators lost their seats
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What has the right to vote for the president and the legislators brought for them?
    • Kable may nevertheless have had some impact on the enthusiasm of legislators.
    • The law which the court may then uphold and enforce is the very law which the legislator has enacted, not a different law.
    • If you weren't a state legislator or senator, you normally would have to wait a week to get a reservation.
    • Julia's lawyer husband was also a Democrat and a state legislator and then a Danville mayor and a judge.
    • The defense minister and legislators should delve further into her words before reacting.
    • George said many legislators and even some ministers are also of the same opinion.
    • One secret of American lawmaking is that legislators and legislatures need lobbyists.
    • John Paul has in mind here legislators who are directly responsible for making law.
    • The factions were also at odds over the granting of a percentage of House seats to women legislators.
    • We were the first province to have female legislators and a female cabinet minister.
    • That is why there are so many parliamentarians and State legislators with criminal backgrounds.
    • The ruling legislators said the Cabinet might as well be disbanded since it is not operating as a team.
    • The individual lawmakers are untouchable for anything they do as legislators.
    • The legislators were anxious to prevent a person from claiming unfair dismissal on retirement.
    • The legislator must have intended to have the money paid back to the person who paid it.
    • However, he declined to explain why the legislators dropped the clause on marital rape.
    • Does the rule that a legislator be present to vote make sense, or is it merely an anachronism?
    • Our legislators play with political fire and vent anger boiling deep in their hearts.
    • We accept that Proposition C sets out correctly the approach adopted by the UK legislators.
    Synonyms
    lawmaker, lawgiver, parliamentarian, politician, representative, minister, statesman, stateswoman
    in the UK Member of Parliament, MP
    in the US congressman, congresswoman, assemblyman, assemblywoman, senator

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin legis lator, literally 'proposer of a law', from lex 'law' and lator 'proposer, mover' (see also legislation).

Definition of legislator in US English:

legislator

nounˈlejəˌslādərˈlɛdʒəˌsleɪdər
  • A person who makes laws; a member of a legislative body.

    立法者,立法机关成员,议会议员

    statutes went unread by the legislators who passed them
    24 incumbent legislators lost their seats
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ruling legislators said the Cabinet might as well be disbanded since it is not operating as a team.
    • However, he declined to explain why the legislators dropped the clause on marital rape.
    • George said many legislators and even some ministers are also of the same opinion.
    • We accept that Proposition C sets out correctly the approach adopted by the UK legislators.
    • Does the rule that a legislator be present to vote make sense, or is it merely an anachronism?
    • The law which the court may then uphold and enforce is the very law which the legislator has enacted, not a different law.
    • Julia's lawyer husband was also a Democrat and a state legislator and then a Danville mayor and a judge.
    • Kable may nevertheless have had some impact on the enthusiasm of legislators.
    • The legislators were anxious to prevent a person from claiming unfair dismissal on retirement.
    • The individual lawmakers are untouchable for anything they do as legislators.
    • John Paul has in mind here legislators who are directly responsible for making law.
    • One secret of American lawmaking is that legislators and legislatures need lobbyists.
    • What has the right to vote for the president and the legislators brought for them?
    • The factions were also at odds over the granting of a percentage of House seats to women legislators.
    • Our legislators play with political fire and vent anger boiling deep in their hearts.
    • The defense minister and legislators should delve further into her words before reacting.
    • We were the first province to have female legislators and a female cabinet minister.
    • The legislator must have intended to have the money paid back to the person who paid it.
    • That is why there are so many parliamentarians and State legislators with criminal backgrounds.
    • If you weren't a state legislator or senator, you normally would have to wait a week to get a reservation.
    Synonyms
    lawmaker, lawgiver, parliamentarian, politician, representative, minister, statesman, stateswoman

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin legis lator, literally ‘proposer of a law’, from lex ‘law’ and lator ‘proposer, mover’ (see also legislation).

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