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A legislator, or lawmaker, is a who and , especially someone who is a member of a . Legislators are often by the , but they can be appointed, or . Legislatures may be supra-national (for example, the European Parliament), national, such as the , sub-national as in provinces, or .


Overview
The of the separation of powers requires legislators to be independent individuals from the members of the executive and the . Certain political systems adhere to this principle, others do not. In the and other countries using the Westminster system, for example, the executive is formed almost exclusively from legislators (members of the parliament), and the executive Cabinet itself has delegated legislative power.

In continental European and legal discussion, "the legislator" ( le législateur) is the 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.


Terminology
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
  • Chamber of Deputies: deputy
  • : 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 their electoral district.


By country
This is an incomplete list of terms for a national legislator:

rtl=yes (Député)People's National Assembly
Diputado NacionalChamber of Deputies
''Senador
Diputado provincialSeveral provincial Chambers of Deputies
italics=no (deputat)House of Representatives
Provincial executive member: Gedeputeerde (Dutch) / Député (French) / Deputierter (German)Deputation / Provincial College (provincial executive body)
In French, député is sometimes also used to denote a member of parliament.Chamber of Representatives or a regional parliament
Diputado/DiputadaChamber of Deputies
Deputado estadual/distritalLegislative Assemblies
Deputado federalChamber of Deputies
SenadorFederal Senate
italic=no ( italic=no)National Assembly
Senator, Senators. Parliament of Canada. SénateurSenate of Canada
Member of Parliament (MP) "Guide to the Canadian House of Commons: The Role of a Member of Parliament. Parliament of Canada. / DéputéHouse of Commons of Canada
Diputado/DiputadaChamber of Deputies
Senador/SenadoraSenate
Deputy (italic=no)National People's Congress
Diputado/DiputadaDepartamental Assemblies
Diputado/DiputadaLegislative Assembly
Folketingsmedlem
Diputado/DiputadaChamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
Asambleísta (before 2007, diputado)National Assembly
Diputado/DiputadaLegislative Assembly
Député/DéputéeNational Assembly
Sénateur/SénatriceSenate
Abgeordnete/Abgeordneter,
Diputado/DiputadaCongress of the Republic
People's DeputyStates of Guernsey
DéputéChamber of Deputies
Diputado/DiputadaNational Congress
Member of Parliament
rtl=yesIslamic Consultative Assembly
Senators / SeanadóiríSeanad Éireann
Teachta Dála (TD)Dáil Éireann
DeputatoChamber of Deputies
DeputyStates Assembly
italic=no ( deputat)Parliament
DeputātsSaeima
Député/ rtl=yes ( Nuwwab, or deputy)Parliament
Deputéierten / DéputéChamber of Deputies
Diputado/DiputadaChamber of Deputies
GedeputeerdeProvincial executive (European Netherlands)
Eilandgedeputeerdeitalic=no (Caribbean Netherlands)
Diputado/DiputadaNational Assembly
Deputy ()Supreme People's Assembly
Diputado/DiputadaNational Assembly
Diputado/DiputadaChamber of Deputies
DeputadoAssembly of the Republic
DeputatChamber of Deputies
italic=no (deputat) and regional legislative bodies
DeputyFederal Parliament
Senador/SenadoraSenate
Diputado/DiputadaCongress of Deputies
Senator (italic=no)Senate
Member of the H.R. (italic=no)House of Representatives
People's Deputy of Ukraine ( italic=no)italic=no
and House of Lords
Member of Parliament (MP)House of Commons
SenatorSenate
Representative; CongresspersonHouse of Representatives
Diputado/DiputadaChamber of Representatives
Diputado/DiputadaNational Assembly
Đại biểu Quốc hộiNational Assembly


Substitute legislator
Some legislatures provide each legislator with an official "substitute legislator" (or "alternate") who deputises for the legislator in the legislature if the elected representative is unavailable. , for example, provides for substitute legislators ( diputado suplente) to be elected under Article 186 of its 1999 constitution. , , and the U.S. state of also have substitute legislators.


See also
  • List of legislatures by country


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