A person who writes or passes laws, often serving in a legislative body.
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The new legislator proposed a bill to improve public transit.She worked tirelessly to become the youngest legislator in history.As a respected legislator, he influenced significant policy changes.
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Legislature
/ˈledʒəsleɪtʃə/
A group of people who have the power to make or change laws.
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The new bill was passed by the state legislature last week.She aspired to be a member of the state legislature someday.The legislature convened to discuss the budget proposal for the year.
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Ways to tell them apart:
A legislator is a person, while a legislature is a body of people.
To remember, think of legislator as an individual player, and legislature as the entire team.
Both words are related to the process of creating laws, but one is singular, and the other is collective.
Legislators make up the legislature.
A legislator acts within the legislature to influence law-making.