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nomothete

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A quick definition of nomothete:

A nomothete is a person who makes laws. In ancient Greece, when someone wanted to change or get rid of a law, they had to bring it to a meeting of citizens. If the citizens liked the idea, they would appoint a group of nomothetes to decide whether or not to make the change. The nomothetes would use the regular rules of the court to make their decision. If most of them agreed, the law would be changed.

A more thorough explanation:

A nomothete is a lawgiver. The word comes from the Greek words "nomos" meaning "law" and "thetes" meaning "a person who prescribes".

In ancient Greek law, any motions to repeal or amend an existing law had to be brought before the ecclesia or general meeting of citizens at the beginning of the year. If the motion was received favorably, a body of nomothetes, sometimes as many as a thousand in number, was appointed by the ecclesia. The nomothetes would then put the proposal on trial according to the regular forms of Athenian judicial procedure. A majority vote of the nomothetes was decisive for acceptance or rejection.

An example of a nomothete in ancient Greece would be Solon, who was a famous Athenian lawmaker. He is known for his reforms that helped to establish democracy in Athens.

In modern times, a nomothete could refer to a member of a legislative body who is responsible for creating and passing laws.

These examples illustrate the definition of a nomothete as a person who is responsible for creating and enforcing laws.

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
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