Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A wise lawgiver.
- n. A legislator.
Wiktionary
- n. A wise legislator or lawgiver.
- n. Any legislator.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
Etymologies
- After Solon.
Examples
“The problem is i just went to a "so called solon" ...... and it turned it yello: - (. the ends are white from previously highligting;;;; and the top is yello! omg!”
“The mood was encapsulated by the remark of one oddball politician, solon to be Rand Paul, that "I don't do Afghanistan.”
The Huffington Post: Michael Brenner: America and the World -- Post November 2nd
“#17 POSTED BY daniel solon, May 22nd, 2009 1: 01 pm where are the marx brothers”
“April 12, 2010, 3: 30 am solon says: emendation – late on the West Coast – free debate in Israel vis a vis the USsolon (Quote)”
The Volokh Conspiracy » “White House Denies Israeli Visa Story”
“April 12, 2010, 2: 27 pm miles says: solon: Moreover, there is the objectively indefensibleaid to the enemies of the USA – for Israeli interests: The focus on U.S. military secrets is not limited to information needed for the defense of Israel, as was argued when Pollard was arrested.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » “White House Denies Israeli Visa Story”
“I got banned for being to mean to the trolls. solon”
Think Progress » Jeb Bush: Sarah Palin lacks a ‘depth of understanding.’
“ Finally, Shrdlu had been forced to endure the obloquy of the unlettered, the scorn of the Puritanical solon, a typical example of H.L. Mencken'sbooboisiefor whom an open book was never an open book.”
“It turns out the health-care vote in Congress was a Waterloo, although Sen. Jim DeMint, the South Carolina solon who predicted as much, got a few details wrong.”
The Wall Street Journal: From Televangelism to the Tea Parties
“Morris sought to salvage his reputation before this imperious southern solon with a lengthy discourse drafted the day after Christmas.”
“ We also suspect there were demographic changes in the district since the Polish-American solon, a former football star at Holy Cross, was first elected a generation ago.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘solon’.
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Headlinese
nix, cager, lady, solon, gridders, thinclads, confab, straphanger, pol, guv, romp, probe and 6 more...
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Sage advice
sage, sage advice, usage, sagebrush, passage, embassage, message, presage, Seven Sages of Rome, runer, massage, corsage and 48 more...
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Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue's Capitol
vestibule, foyer, mosaic, tessera, tower, elevator, observation deck, rotunda, guilloche, unicameral, legislature, supreme court and 76 more...
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