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leg·is·la·tor

 (lĕj′ĭ-slā′tər)
n.
One who drafts or enacts laws, especially a member of a legislative body.
[French législateur, from Old French, from Latin lēgis lātor : lēgis, genitive of lēx, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots + lātor, proposer, bearer (from lātus, past participle of ferre, to propose, bear; see telə- in Indo-European roots).]
leg′is·la·to′ri·al (-lə-tôr′ē-əl) adj.
leg′is·la′tor·ship′ n.
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legislatorial

(ˌlɛdʒɪsləˈtɔːrɪəl)
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a legislator or legislature
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