mambabatas

Tagalog

Etymology

mang- +‎ batas (“law”)

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: mam‧ba‧ba‧tas

IPA^(key): /mambaˈbatas/, [mɐm.bɐˈba.tɐs]

Noun

mambabatas (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜆᜐ᜔)

lawmaker; legislator
Synonyms: (male) lehislador, (female) lehisladora

Related terms

batasan

Further reading

“mambabatas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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