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lawgiver

law·giv·er
L l

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [law-giv-er]
    • /ˈlɔˌgɪv ər/
    • /ˈlɔːgɪvə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [law-giv-er]
    • /ˈlɔˌgɪv ər/

Definitions of lawgiver word

  • noun lawgiver a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws. 1
  • noun lawgiver A person who draws up and enacts laws. 1
  • abbreviation LAWGIVER legislator 1
  • noun lawgiver the giver of a code of laws 0
  • noun lawgiver a maker of laws 0
  • noun lawgiver a person who draws up, introduces, or enacts a code of laws for a nation or people; lawmaker 0

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Origin of lawgiver

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English lawe givere. See law1, giver

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Parts of speech for Lawgiver

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lawgiver popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lawgiver usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lawgiver

noun lawgiver

  • administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
  • deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
  • lawmaker — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
  • member — a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.
  • representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.

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