legislator

legislator
legislator (n.) c.1600, from L. legis lator "proposer of a law," from legis, gen. of lex "law" + lator "proposer," agent noun of latus "borne, brought, carried" (see OBLATE (Cf. oblate) (n.)), used as past tense of ferre "to carry" (see INFER (Cf. infer)). Fem. form legislatrix is from 1670s.

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  • legislator — leg·is·la·tor / le jəs ˌlā tər, ˌtȯr/ n [Latin legis lator, literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from ferre (past participle latus ) to carry, propose]: a person who makes laws esp. for a political… …   Law dictionary

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  • legislator — [n] person in government who makes laws administrator, aldermember, assemblymember, council member, deputy, lawgiver, lawmaker, leader, member, member of Congress, parliamentarian, representative, senator; concept 354 …   New thesaurus

  • legislator — ► NOUN ▪ a person who makes laws; a member of a legislative body …   English terms dictionary

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