Lawgiver may refer to:
*A person who draws up, introduces, or enacts a code of laws for a nation or people, such as:
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Culture hero, a type of mythological figure
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Legislator
A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for ex ...
, a person who writes and passes laws
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The Lawgiver
''The Lawgiver'' is a 2012 novel by Herman Wouk depicting a fictional attempt to make a film about the biblical Moses. It is an epistolary novel, composed of traditional communications such as letters, memos, and articles, as well as utilizing ...
'', a 2012 novel relating to Moses, by
Herman Wouk
Herman Wouk ( ; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as ''The Caine Mutiny'' (1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
His other major works include ''The Winds of War'' and ...
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Lawgiver (''Judge Dredd''), a fictional gun from the ''Judge Dredd'' comics and films
*The Lawgiver, a
''Planet of the Apes'' character
See also
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Great man theory
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Draco (lawgiver)
Draco (; grc-gre, Δράκων, ''Drakōn''; fl. c. 7th century BC), also called Drako or Drakon, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by the Draconian ...
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Lycurgus of Sparta
Lycurgus (; grc-gre, Λυκοῦργος ; 820 BC) was the quasi-legendary lawgiver of Sparta who established the military-oriented reformation of Spartan society in accordance with the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. All his reforms promoted th ...
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Numa Pompilius
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Moses
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