'Legislator' definitions:
Definition of 'legislator'
From: WordNet
noun
Someone who makes or enacts laws
Definition of 'Legislator'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The legislators in ancient and heroical times. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Many of the legislators themselves had taken an oath of abjuration of his Majesty's person and family. --E. Phillips. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'legislator'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alderman,
- archon,
- assemblyman,
- bailie,
- burghermaster,
- burgomaster,
- cabinet member,
- cabinet minister,
- chancellor,
- chosen freeholder,
- city councilman,
- city father,
- city manager,
- commissar,
- commissioner,
- congressman,
- congresswoman,
- councillor,
- councilman,
- councilwoman,
- county commissioner,
- county supervisor,
- elder,
- floor leader,
- headman,
- induna,
- lawgiver,
- lawmaker,
- lord mayor,
- magistrate,
- maire,
- majority leader,
- mayor,
- Member of Congress,
- Member of Parliament,
- minister,
- minister of state,
- minority leader,
- MP,
- party whip,
- portreeve,
- reeve,
- representative,
- secretary,
- secretary of state,
- selectman,
- senator,
- solon,
- state senator,
- supervisor,
- syndic,
- undersecretary,
- warden,
- whip