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legislator

/lej-is-ley-ter/US // ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tər //UK // (ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtə) //

立法者,立法委员,立法人员,立法人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who gives or makes laws.
    • : a member of a legislative body.

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Examples

  • In Ohio, Josh Mandel announced his candidacy to replace Rob Portman, the temperate conservative and meticulous legislator who is retiring in 2022.

  • FOP President Clyde Boatwright said his members are telling legislators to not let “the things that are happening nationally affect our policy.”

  • Voters in Louisiana, Maryland and South Dakota approved sports-betting ballot measures in November, while legislators in Virginia and Washington state enacted bills earlier last year.

  • Ellsberg contacted multiple legislators, but none would play ball.

  • While the antitrust case against Alcoa was initially dismissed, the government won its appeal in 1945, providing legislators with the power to bust the trust.

  • “Having been a legislator and a mayor, I particularly enjoy being a chief executive,” he said.

  • Such a man as Patrick Henry accepted office as a mere state legislator.

  • He also supported restrictive measures on abortion as a state legislator in Massachusetts.

  • So far, there is no evidence that Benton dealt directly with the disgraced legislator.

  • Helena Wong, a legislator from the Democratic Party, joked on Facebook that the PLA had already “Occupied Central.”

  • The chief ambition of the great conqueror and legislator was to be a good boatswain and a good ship's carpenter.

  • Several of the learned even assert that he was the same legislator whom the Greeks called Zoroaster.

  • It came three o'clock of the afternoon before nominations for the high office of legislator were the order of proceeding.

  • Thus far we have viewed Calvin in the light of a reformer and legislator, but his influence as a theologian is more remarkable.

  • "Oh, yes," said Mr. Wharton, who felt himself quite unable to follow with any interest the aspirations of the young legislator.