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A legislator (or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are usually politicians and are often elected by the people of the state.[1] Legislatures may be supra-national (for example, the European Parliament), national (for example, the United States Congress), regional (for example, the National Assembly for Wales), or local (for example, local authorities).
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- A legislator is a member of legislature, who writes and passes laws. Legislators are usually elected by people. Legislators can be seen in international, national and regional level. For instance, members of the United Nations General Assembly, the United States Congress, the National Assembly for a state, and members of local authorities.
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The political theory of the separation of powers requires legislators to be independent individuals from the members of the executive and the judiciary. Certain political systems adhere to this principle, others do not. In the United Kingdom, for example, the executive is formed almost exclusively from legislators (members of Parliament) although the judiciary is mostly independent (until reforms in 2005, the Lord Chancellor uniquely was a legislator, a member of the executive - indeed, the Cabinet - and a judge, while until 2009 the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were both judges and legislators as members of the House of Lords, though by convention they did not vote in the House until retirement).
In continental European jurisprudence and legal discussion, 'the legislator' (le législateur) is the abstract entity that has produced the laws. When there is room for interpretation, the intent of the legislator will be questioned, and the court is directed to rule in the direction it judges to best fit the legislative intent, which can be difficult in the case of conflicting laws or constitutional provisions. A study of 35 attorneys shows that more than half of the legislators may have conflict of interest over legislative matters and the interests of the firms they present.[2]
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The local term for a legislator is usually a derivation of the local term for the relevant legislature. Typical examples include
- Parliament: Member of Parliament
- Assembly: Member of the Assembly
- Legislature: Member of the Legislature
- Congress: Member of Congress
- Senate: Senator
- House of Representatives: Representative
The generic term 'deputy' may also be used, deriving from the concept that the legislator is 'deputising' for the electorate of his electoral district.
Substitute legislator[edit]
Some legislatures provide each legislator with an official 'substitute legislator' who deputises for the legislator in the legislature if he or she is unavailable. Venezuela, for example, provides for substitute legislators (diputado suplente) to be elected under Article 186 of its 1999 constitution.[3]Ecuador and Panama also have substitute legislators.
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References[edit]
- ^Little, T.H.; Ogle, D.B. (2006). The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics. ABC-CLIO's about state government. ABC-CLIO. p. 4. ISBN978-1-85109-761-6. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^'The Cavalier Daily - Google News Archive Search'. news.google.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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