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lawgiver

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law⋅giv⋅er

  [law-giv-er]
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–noun
a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME lawe givere. See law 1 , giver

Related forms:
lawgiving, noun, adjective
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law·giv·er   (lô'gĭv'ər)   
n.  

  1. One who gives a code of laws to a people.

  2. See lawmaker.

law·mak·er   (lô'mā'kər)   
n.  One who makes or enacts laws; a legislator. Also called lawgiver.
law'mak'ing n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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