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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In June, in another move that captured media attention, Carney asked the local delegation of state legislators to give his town the option to cap property taxes for longtime residents, disabled veterans and first responders.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Another example, as CalMatters revealed last year, is an unwritten rule that prohibits legislators from actually discussing changes in their bills during committee meetings, essentially rendering such hearings to meaningless charades.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
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Tillis was one of three Republican senators to vote against the megabill, which Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to pass.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Yet Vance used the speech to attack Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is one of the most vulnerable senators on the ballot in 2026, for opposing the measure.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Solon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solon. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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