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
Things are so one-sided that some solon will soon be filing legislation calling for the creation of a Commission on the Status of Men.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 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
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 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
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The weeks after the May Revision are some of the busiest in the Legislature, as advocates and legislators jockey to get money behind their priorities, and the Big Three work to reach an agreement.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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California legislators are considering a bill that would overhaul management of 14 state demonstration forests, shifting priorities away from commercial logging.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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If Cornyn loses his primary, that’s three GOP senators with nothing to lose in a 53-seat majority.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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Between January and November of last year, 261 DACA recipients were arrested by ICE and 86 were removed from the country for failing to have legal status, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told senators earlier this year.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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“Solon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solon. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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