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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary leg·is·la·tor ETYMOLOGY Latin legis lator, literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from ferre (past participle latus) to carry, propose — more at tolerate , bear DATE 1603 : one that makes laws especially for a political unit; especially : a member of a legislative body English Etymology legislator 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), used as past tense of ferre "to carry" (see infer). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 legislator le·gis·la·tor / 5ledVisleitE(r) / noun (formal)a member of a group of people that has the power to make laws 立法委员 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged leg·is·la·tor \ˈlejə̇ˌslād.ə(r), -ātə- sometimes | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|slād.ˌȯ(ə)r or -āˌtȯ- or -ȯ(ə)\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin legis lator, literally, proposer of law, from legis (gen. of lex law) + lator proposer, bearer, from latus (suppletive past participle of ferre to carry, propose) + -or — more at legal , tolerate , bear (to carry): one that makes laws especially for a political unit (as a nation or state): a. : an individual or an organized group that enacts a fundamental law (as a constitution) < every form of government … is created by the ordinance of the legislator — C.H.McIlwain > b. : one that makes or helps to make laws and other enactments of policy as distinguished from a fundamental law < the president often is termed our chief legislator — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray > c. : a member of a legislative body < while legislators themselves … originate a certain number of bills, even more come from outside — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray > |
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