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legislator |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Legislator \Leg"is*la`tor\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L. legis lator, prop., a proposer of a law; lex, legis, law + lator a proposer, bearer, fr latus, used as p. p. of ferre to bear: cf F. l['e]gislateur. See {Legal}, and {Tolerate}.] A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community; a member of a legislative body. The legislators in ancient and heroical times. --Bacon. Many of the legislators themselves had taken an oath of abjuration of his Majesty's person and family. --E. Phillips. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: legislator n : someone who makes or enacts laws
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