English > legislator: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | someone who makes or enacts laws. |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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| Instances | Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Old Bullion | United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858) |
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| Narrower | Parliamentarian, Member of Parliament | An elected member of the British Parliament |
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| backbencher | A member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader |
| congressman, congresswoman, representative | A member of the United States House of Representatives |
| crossbencher | A member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition |
| deputy | A member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) |
| filibuster, filibusterer | A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes |
| floor leader | The legislator who organizes his party's strategy |
| frontbencher | A member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party |
| majority leader | leader of the majority party in a legislature |
| minority leader | leader of the minority party in a legislature |
| senator | A member of a senate |
| whip, party whip | A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline / discipline |
| Broader | lawgiver, lawmaker | A maker of laws |
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| politician | A leader engaged in civil administration |
| Spanish | legisladora, legislador |
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| Catalan | legislador |
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| Nouns | legislatorship | the office of legislator |
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| Verbs | legislate | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation |
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