(n.) A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence, a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.
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MP, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, alderman, assemblyman, chosen freeholder, city father, congressman, congresswoman, councilman, elder statesman, floor leader, lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, majority leader, minority leader, national leader, party whip, public man, representative, senator, state senator, statesman, stateswoman, whip
