leg·is·la·tor
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.
投票时,民主党议员以 115 比 150 的票数反对该动议。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLegislator is used after these nouns:- state
Word Originlate 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.