legislator
UK/'ledʒisleitə/US/'ledʒisleitә/
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Definitions
n.
A person who makes laws; a member of a legislature.
立法者；立法机关成员。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedlegis (law) + lat (bring) + -or (one who) = one who brings/makes laws. (lex family; Latin legis lator 'one who proposes a law.')
Root lect still carries 128 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.state legislator州议员
- 2.local legislator地方立法者
- 3.elected legislator民选立法者
Example Sentences
- 1.
Legislators voted to raise the minimum wage.
- 2.
She is one of the youngest legislators in the state.