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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 often elected by the people, but they can be appointed, or hereditary. Legislatures may be supra-national (for example, the European Parliament), national (for example, the Japanese Diet), sub-national, such as provinces, or local (for example, local governments).




Overview


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 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 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.




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
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 their electoral district.




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




Substitute legislator


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




See also


List of legislatures by country




References






External links


Media related to Legislators at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Legislators at Wikiquote

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