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lawgiver

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law·giv·er  (lôgvr)
n.
1. One who gives a code of laws to a people.
2. See lawmaker.
lawgiver [ˈlɔːˌgɪvə]
n
1. (Law) the giver of a code of laws
2. (Law) Also called lawmaker a maker of laws
lawgiving  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lawgiverlawgiver - a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
lawmaker
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
legislator - someone who makes or enacts laws
promulgator - (law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)
Translations
lawgiver [ˈlɔːˌgɪvəʳ] N (Brit) → legislador(a) m/f
lawgiver
n → Gesetzgeber m
lawgiver [ˈlɔːˌgɪvəʳ] lawmaker [ˈlɔːˌmeɪkəʳ] n → legislatore m
lawgiver [ˈlɔːˌgɪvəʳ] lawmaker [ˈlɔːˌmeɪkəʳ] n → legislatore m


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All Greek states, except those perversions which Aristotle criticises as being "above law," worked under rigid constitutions, and the constitution was only changed when the whole people gave a commission to a lawgiver to draw up a new one.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
" The sense of which is, "When a lawgiver sets down plainly his whole meaning, we are prevented from making him mean what we please ourselves.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
It is scarcely questioned that this provision was intended by those who made it for the reclaiming of what we call fugitive slaves; and the intention of the lawgiver is the law.
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address by Lincoln, Abraham View in context
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