legislator
noun /ˈledʒɪsleɪtə(r)/
/ˈledʒɪsleɪtər/
(formal)- a member of a group of people that has the power to make laws
立法委员 - Seven of the state’s 90 legislators have been indicted.
90位州立法委员中有7位遭起诉。 - When it came to the vote, Democrat legislators split 115:150 against the motion.
当投票开始时，民主党议员以115:150的票数反对这项动议。
Collocations DictionaryLegislator is used after these nouns:- state
词源late 15th cent.: from Latin legis lator, literally ‘proposer of a law’, from lex ‘law’ and lator ‘proposer, mover’ (see also legislation). - Seven of the state’s 90 legislators have been indicted.