legislator

Noun

Meaning

A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community; a member of a legislative body.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

minister republican senator commissioner dean solon democrat councilman congressman pol assemblyman alderman politico congresswoman member

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Antonyms

veto figurehead myrmidon civil society rule follower sock puppet

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Hypernyms

politician lawmaker lawgiver

Hyponyms

senator congressman congresswoman deputy parliamentarian representative

Phrases with the word

federal legislator greek legislator filipino legislator

Anagrams

allegorist

Examples

A bill must be attractive to a legislator, or else he will not cast his vote for it. Source: Internet

According to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which recruits and supports LGBTQ candidates, that leaves only Alaska, Louisiana and Mississippi as states that have never elected an LGBTQ legislator. Source: Internet

A Kentucky legislator who was arrested during demonstrations over the case has accused Louisville police of detaining her and about 20 allies on false pretenses and called for charges to be dropped. Source: Internet

A former legislator, he ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate for attorney general in 2006 and for governor in 2014 and 2018. Source: Internet

A diligent legislator, Carter took speed-reading courses to keep up with the workload. Source: Internet

A Montana stage legislator is facing backlash after claiming that the Constitution calls for socialists to be shot and jailed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

legislative vacation legislative year legislatively legislatorial legislatorially legislatorship