legislator vs representative

representative vs legislator

legislator and representative both are nouns.

legislator is not an adjective while representative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
legislator	Yes	No	No	No
representative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, representative is a hyponym of legislator; that is, representative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than legislator:

legislator: someone who makes or enacts laws
representative: a member of the United States House of Representatives

Other hyponyms of legislator include backbencher, crossbencher, deputy, filibuster, filibusterer, floor leader, frontbencher, majority leader, minority leader, Member of Parliament, Parliamentarian, senator, party whip, whip.

legislator (noun)	representative (noun)
someone who makes or enacts laws	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
	a person who represents others
	a member of the United States House of Representatives
	an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

legislator (adjective)	representative (adjective)
	standing for something else
	being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
	serving to represent or typify

Difference between legislator and representative

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