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A '''legislator''' (or '''lawmaker''') is a person who writes and passes [[law]]s, especially someone who is a member of a [[legislature]]. Legislators are usually [[politician]]s and are often elected by the people of the state. 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 government|local authorities]]). |
A '''legislator''' (or '''lawmaker''') is a person who writes and passes [[law]]s, especially someone who is a member of a [[legislature]]. Legislators are usually [[politician]]s and are often elected by the people of the state.<ref>{{cite book | last=Little | first=T.H. | last2=Ogle | first2=D.B. | title=The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics | publisher=ABC-CLIO | series=ABC-CLIO's about state government | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-85109-761-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b6BmUagjhukC&pg=PA4 | access-date=June 26, 2019 | page=4}}</ref> 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 government|local authorities]]). |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The [[political theory]] of the [[separation of powers]] requires legislators to be |
The [[political theory]] of the [[separation of powers]] requires legislators to be independent individuals from the members of the [[executive (government)|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 of the United Kingdom|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 (government)|Cabinet]]), and a [[judge]], while until 2009 the [[Lords of Appeal in Ordinary]] were both [[judge]]s and legislators as members of the [[House of Lords]], though by convention they did not vote in the House until retirement). |
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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 (logic)|interpretation]], the intent of the legislator will be questioned, and the court is |
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 (logic)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1807&dat=19750912&id=W-ghAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-GgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6038,304573&hl=en|title=The Cavalier Daily - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> |
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==Terminology== |
==Terminology== |