le‧gis‧la‧tor AC /ˈledʒəsleɪtə, ˈledʒɪsleɪtə $ -ər/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
legislation,
legislator,
legislature;
verb:
legislate;
adjective:
legislative]
[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: legis lator 'suggester of a law']
someone who has the power to make laws or belongs to an institution that makes laws
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