as in legislator
a member of an organized body of persons having the authority to make laws one of the most politically adept solons in the state legislature

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of solon With all these no-shows this year, shouldn’t City Hall reach out in the spirit of bipartisanship and extend an invite to the extinguished solon Tran? Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025 Right about then, the Academy solons were probably wishing for something, anything, to distract attention from the Disney imbroglio. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solon
Noun
  • The government shutdown began October 1 after legislators failed to reach consensus on a bill that would allocate funding to the federal government, and the stoppage could last several more weeks, as Democrats and Republicans continue to remain at odds over key issues to broker a deal.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And those legislators are simply not answering KCRA’s questions.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other police accountability organizations, First Amendment advocates, local attorneys and a Bay Area state senator have all railed against the move by local police departments to shield their radio chatter.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • One-on-one bipartisan conversations between senators have failed to create a negotiating group.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Solon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solon. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on solon

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!