1
: a wise and skillful lawgiver
2
: a member of a legislative body
Examples of solon in a Sentence
one of the most politically adept solons in the state legislature
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Right about then, the Academy solons were probably wishing for something, anything, to distract attention from the Disney imbroglio.
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Put some of your money in emerging markets, say the solons.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
These solons will not be bribed into embracing the future!
—Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2018
The NFL Players Association has long been the most toothless of the big-league unions, while the NCAA has a vested interest in denying that its main money-maker presents any contradictions for the solons of higher education.
—Theodore Kupfer, National Review, 14 Dec. 2017
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Put some of your money in emerging markets, say the solons.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
These solons will not be bribed into embracing the future!
—Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2018
The NFL Players Association has long been the most toothless of the big-league unions, while the NCAA has a vested interest in denying that its main money-maker presents any contradictions for the solons of higher education.
—Theodore Kupfer, National Review, 14 Dec. 2017
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“Solon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solon. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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solon
noun
so·lon
ˈsō-lən 
-ˌlän
1
: a wise and skillful giver of a collection of laws
2
: a member of a legislative body
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