solon

plural solons

1. A wise legislator or lawgiver.
2. PhilippinesespeciallyAny legislator.

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   In the wake of the death of two first responders in La Trinidad town, Rep. Eric Go Yap seeks to amend the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 or Republic Act (RA) 10121. [...] The solon is set to file a bill to amend RA 10121 on Aug. 4, particularly Section 13, as he seeks to institutionalize protection for those serving in the front lines, providing death benefits including funeral services and extending educational allowances to their children to support them through their studies.

   2025 August 5, Harley Palangchao, “Lawmaker seeks protection of rescuers on duty”, in The Manila Times, retrieved 07 Sep 2025

   "I strongly and categorically deny the baseless accusations lnking^([sic]) me to alleged corrupt practices and illegal acts. The ongoing flood-control nvestigation^([sic]) is a serious matter. am^([sic]) totally surprised that my name has been mentioned," USWAG ILONGGO Party-list Rep. James "Jojo" Ang Jr. said in a statement, referring to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing Monday, Sept, 8^([sic]) where the solons' names were dropped.

   2025 September 9, Ellson Quismorio, “More House members issue denials on Discaya allegations”, in The Manila Bulletin, retrieved 09 Sep 2025

1. An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).

   [T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.

   1976, L[ilian] H[amilton] Jeffery, “Kylon and Drakon”, in Archaic Greece: The City-States, c. 700-500 b.c., New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, section II (Central and Northern Greece), subsection 7 (Athens and Attica), page 86

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   Now if your Majesty would have our bristles To bind your mortar with, or fill our colons With rich blood, or make brawn out of our gristles, In policy—ask else your royal Solons— You ought to give us hog-wash and clean straw, And sties well thatched; besides it is the law!

   1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts

2. A city in Iowa.
3. A town in Somerset County, Maine.
4. A town in New York.
5. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.