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legislador

legislator

noun leh-hees-lah-DOHR Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Latin 'legislator', from 'lex' (law) + 'lator' (bearer, proposer).

Also means

lawmaker

Usage Note

Legislador is masculine; the feminine form is legisladora. It refers to a person who makes laws, typically a member of a parliament or congress. It is a formal, often journalistic term; in everyday conversation one might say diputado (MP/representative) or senador (senator) instead. The verb is legislar (to legislate).

Examples

"El legislador propuso una nueva reforma fiscal."

Natural Translation

The legislator proposed a new tax reform.

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