legislator
English Thesaurus
1. someone who makes or enacts laws (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | lawgiver, lawmaker, |
| definition | : | a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws (noun.person) |
| hypernym | : | politician, |
| definition | : | a leader engaged in civil administration (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | backbencher, |
| definition | : | a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | crossbencher, |
| definition | : | a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | deputy, |
| definition | : | a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | filibuster, filibusterer, |
| definition | : | a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | floor leader, |
| definition | : | the legislator who organizes his party's strategy (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | frontbencher, |
| definition | : | a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | majority leader, |
| definition | : | leader of the majority party in a legislature (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | minority leader, |
| definition | : | leader of the minority party in a legislature (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | senator, |
| definition | : | a member of a senate (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | party whip, whip, |
| definition | : | a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | legislatorship, |
| definition | : | the office of legislator (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | legislate, pass, |
| definition | : | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | legislatorship, |
| definition | : | the office of legislator (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | legislate, pass, |
| definition | : | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation (verb.social) |
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