legislator

(-lāt′ər, -lā′tôr′)

noun

a member of a legislative assembly; lawmaker

Origin: L legis lator, lit., a proposer of a law: for bases see legislation

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noun

One that creates or enacts laws, especially a member of a legislative body.

Origin:

Origin: French législateur

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin lēgis lātor

Origin: : lēgis

Origin: , genitive of lēx, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + lātor, proposer, bearer (from lātus, past participle of ferre, to propose, bear; see telə- in Indo-European roots)

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