Political Theory

noun a person who gives or makes laws; legislator

• The lawgiver was responsible for drafting and implementing new legislation.
• The lawgiver is the one who makes the rules around here.
• Yo, the lawgiver just dropped some new laws on us.
• In this society, the constitution is seen as the ultimate lawgiver.

noun a theory or movement advocating this system

• Syndicalism is a political and economic system based on the organization of labor unions.
• I heard that syndicalism is all about workers controlling the means of production.
• Some people think syndicalism is just a fancy word for workers sticking it to the man.
• In a way, syndicalism can be seen as a form of economic democracy within the workplace.

noun an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect

• The concept of utopia has been explored in many philosophical works throughout history.
• Some people believe that living off the grid is the closest thing to utopia.
• Living in a beach house with no responsibilities sounds like utopia to me.
• For her, the perfect garden was a utopia where she could escape from reality.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'state' is a noun as it refers to a political community or territory.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun. 'Third' is an adjective as it specifies the order of the state in relation to others.

• In political theory, the third state is often referred to as the common people or the working class.
• The third state is basically just regular folks like you and me.
• The third state is where the real people are at.
• The third state represents the backbone of society, keeping everything running smoothly.