Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for legislator. Search instead for bettisolator.
Definitions

legislator

[lej-is-ley-ter] / ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Douglass may not have held a role as a judge, legislator, or even enfranchised citizen, yet he nonetheless played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s understanding of equal citizenship in the Civil War era.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

They are working with a state legislator on a bill that would require 40 minutes of recess in elementary school, which Talbert said they thought was more likely to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

If a legislator is visiting for an inspection, they are now required to present privacy waivers for each detainee they want to speak with, which must be signed by the detainee.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Mannix, a Republican and long-time legislator, sat down with the communications companies to negotiate.

From BBC May 22, 2026

My husband was, in all of this, a complete nobody—a humble state legislator who’d never stood before a crowd like the one of fifteen thousand or more that would be gathered in Boston.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

When the U.S. carried out a deadly strike on an all-girls school, legislators were quick to ask if the AI model was to blame.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

He said the group had a “very good conversation” about it, and he wants legislators to vote on it this week, according to Punchbowl News.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Lee co-founded the "Clinical Peptides Society" and started a petition called "Save Peptides" which has garnered nearly 10,000 signatures and urges federal legislators to loosen restrictions on peptides.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Dozens of legislators, staff and agency personnel have already been briefed on the latest research, and Boerner said she’s putting together a working group.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

It seemed that the legislators had made up their minds.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




Vocabulary lists containing legislator


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training