lawgiver
Americannoun
noun
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the giver of a code of laws
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Also called: lawmaker. a maker of laws
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Etymology
Origin of lawgiver
1350–1400; Middle English lawe givere. See law 1, giver ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Here is another problem: One of the roles of a president or other leader is to function as a lawgiver figure, a type of parental figure for a society.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2018
Even his name, which most interpret as a riff on Drake or the Draco AK-47 semiautomatic pistol, actually takes lineage from Draco, the famously harsh lawgiver of ancient Greece who inspired the adjective, "Draconian."
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2018
He’s no King Solomon, but Kennedy, the perpetual swing vote, may be the dominant lawgiver of his day.
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2016
Through Eisler, Lloyd met Schoenberg, the awe-inspiring lawgiver of twentieth-century music.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 4, 2015
He was the lawgiver in our family and I never laughed in his presence.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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