solon vs politician

solon and politician both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
solon	Yes	No	No	No
politician	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, politician is a hypernym of solon; that is, politician is a word with a broader meaning than solon:

solon: a person who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
politician: a person active in party politics

Other hypernyms of solon include pol, political leader, politico.

solon (noun)	politician (noun)
a person who is a respected leader in national or international affairs	a person active in party politics
	a leader engaged in civil administration
	a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways