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
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Recent Examples of solon
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
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
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The iPhone 16 is currently the only iPhone without parts pairing (thanks to some aggressive prodding from legislators) and therefore supports simple, easy and cheaper repairs.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Thousands of local posts are up for grabs in the midterm elections across the archipelago nation of about 120 million people, ranging from district councilors and mayors all the way up to legislators.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Salazar is a state senator representing the 18th District in Brooklyn and parts of Queens and chairs the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction.—
Julia Salazar,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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Jacqueline Collins, former state senator and member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission, echoed the sentiment.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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“Solon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solon. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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