legislator

[lej-is-ley-ter] / ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tər /

NOUN

person in government who makes laws

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator council member deputy lawmaker leader member parliamentarian representative senator

STRONG

lawgiver

WEAK

aldermember assemblymember member of Congress

Example Sentences

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While previously serving as a legislator in the opposition, he was renowned for fiercely challenging former President Macky Sall's policies - a trait which he also demonstrated against his boss Faye.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But opposition from the state government and members of the city council apparently led the insurgent former state legislator to pursue other measures to help plug New York's budget deficit that reached around $12 billion.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

“I think she deeply and personally understands the everyday struggles that so many Californians are grappling with right now,” said Petrie-Norris, who last month became the first state legislator to endorse Porter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Bill Essayli, a former state legislator who leads the federal prosecutor’s office in Los Angeles, joined the raid along with a Fox News crew.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

It was an even more obvious metaphor for Christians, as it was easy to think of God as a legislator imposing laws on nature and to personify nature as obeying him.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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