leg|is|la|tor

leg|is|la|tor
leg|is|la|tor «LEHJ ihs LAY tuhr», noun.
a person who makes laws; member of a group that makes laws; lawmaker. Senators and representatives are legislators.
[< Latin (originally) lēgislātor proposer of a law < lēx, lēgis law + lātus, past participle of ferre bring, bear]

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