legislator | | |
n. (person) | 1. legislator | someone who makes or enacts laws. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ backbencher | a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader. |
| ~ congressman, congresswoman, representative | a member of the United States House of Representatives. |
| ~ crossbencher | a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition. |
| ~ deputy | a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France). |
| ~ filibuster, filibusterer | a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes. |
| ~ floor leader | the legislator who organizes his party's strategy. |
| ~ frontbencher | a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party. |
| ~ lawgiver, lawmaker | a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws. |
| ~ majority leader | leader of the majority party in a legislature. |
| ~ minority leader | leader of the minority party in a legislature. |
| ~ member of parliament, parliamentarian | an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons. |
| ~ politician | a leader engaged in civil administration. |
| ~ senator | a member of a senate. |
| ~ party whip, whip | a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline. |
| ~ old bullion, benton, thomas hart benton | United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858). |
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