legislators
Those passing laws
Legislators are people who make laws—members of a legislative body such as a congress, parliament, or state assembly.
The term covers elected representatives at any level of government who draft, debate, and vote on legislation: State legislators approved the new budget.
A legislator's constituents are the people in their district.
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- enactmentPassing into law
- amendmentChange to official text
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
codification · ratification · drafting · sponsorship · cosponsorship · markup · provision · clause
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- dietCustomary food consumption
- caucusParty selection meeting
session · plenary · convocation · quorum · floor · gallery · rostrum · dais
Formal argument on issues
- discussionExchange of ideas
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
rhetoric · cross-examination · rebuttal · amendment · motion · yielding · testimony · hearing
Authority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- executiveSenior organizational leader
bureaucracy · civic · policymaking · appropriations · budget · spending · taxation · entitlements
Appointed group for duties
- subcommitteeSubset of larger panel
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
testimony · accountability · watchdog · audit · inquiry · censure · impeachment · confirmation
Parts of a whole
- districtBounded administrative area
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- electorateEligible voting body
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
reelection · incumbent · campaign · platform · endorsement · grassroots · casework · ombudsman
bills
ordinance · codification · ratification · drafting · sponsorship · cosponsorship · markup · provision · clause · rider
parliament
National legislative assembly
caucus · session · plenary · convocation · quorum · floor · gallery · rostrum · dais · gavel
debate
Formal argument on issues
- discussionExchange of ideas
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
oratory · rhetoric · cross-examination · rebuttal · amendment · motion · yielding · testimony · hearing · markup
government
Authority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
executive · bureaucracy · civic · policymaking · appropriations · budget · spending · taxation · entitlements · federalism
committee
Appointed group for duties
- subcommitteeSubset of larger panel
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- investigationFormal examination of facts
subpoena · testimony · accountability · watchdog · audit · inquiry · censure · impeachment · confirmation · vetting
constituents
Parts of a whole
- districtBounded administrative area
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- electorateEligible voting body
mandate · reelection · incumbent · campaign · platform · endorsement · grassroots · casework · ombudsman · advocacy
- governmentgovernment, ministries, judiciary, executive branch, ministry
- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- legislaturebill, senators, senator, representative, senate
legislatorsjudges
Legal proceeding overseers
executives · judiciary · executive branch · courts · magistrates
legislatorssubjects
Areas of study
lawbreakers · criminals · constituents · citizens · outlaws
legislatorscommon people
Non-elite members of society
ordinary citizens · the public · the masses · commoners · ordinary people