#lawgiver__lawmaker a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
supertype: leader a person who rules or guides or inspires others
instance: Draco
subtype: legislator someone who makes or enacts laws
subtype: backbencher a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader
subtype: congressman__congresswoman__representative a member of the United States House of Representatives
subtype: rep informal abbreviation of `representative'
subtype: crossbencher a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who does not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition
subtype: deputy a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
subtype: filibusterer__filibuster a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
subtype: floor_leader__floorleader the legislator who organizes his party's strategy
subtype: frontbencher a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is a minister or an ex-minister
subtype: majority_leader leader of the majority party in a legislature
subtype: minority_leader leader of the minority party in a legislature
subtype: Parliamentarian__Member_of_Parliament an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons
subtype: senator a member of a senate
subtype: state_senator__statesenator a member of a state senate
instance: James_William_Fulbright__jameswilliamfulbright__Fulbright__William_Fulbright John_Herschel_Glenn_Jr.__Glenn__John_Glenn
subtype: party_whip__partywhip__whip a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
instance: Old_Bullion__Benton__Thomas_Hart_Benton
subtype: promulgator one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)
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