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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Put some of your money in emerging markets, say the solons.
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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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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 7 Nov. 2024.
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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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