solon

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The Word of the Day for January 27 is:=20

solon   \SOH-lun\   noun
          1 : a wise and skillful lawgiver
    *2 : a member of a legislative body
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Example sentence:
          "The bill will likely look quite different by the time the sol=
ons in Congress are through with it," the pundit remarked.

Did you know?
          Solon was a particularly wise lawgiver in ancient Athens who w=
as born in approximately 630 B.C. and lived until about 560 B.C. He was =
one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, and he implemented a number of refo=
rms in Athenian law. In English, his name has been used generically sinc=
e at least 1625 to refer to any wise statesman. Contemporary American jo=
urnalists, with whom the term is especially popular, have extended the m=
eaning even further to include any member of a lawmaking body, wise or n=
ot. In fact, today the word is sometimes used ironically for a legislato=
r who displays a marked lack of wisdom, rather than a profusion of it.





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