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: one who gives a code of laws to a people
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Examples of lawgiver in a Sentence

political activists strenuously lobbied the state's lawgivers to expand the scope of the civil rights legislation
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Centuries earlier, the ancient lawgiver Solon had sought to curb pleonexia by legislating against luxury and economic inequality. David Lay Williams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 The oil painted portraits of past judges and four marble figures, all historically significant lawgivers, loomed overhead, mounted on the walls of the courtroom. Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lawgiver was in the 14th century

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“Lawgiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawgiver. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.

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lawgiver

noun
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: one who gives a code of laws to a people
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