ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Lawspeaker

Okay, imagine you and your friends are playing a game, but sometimes things can get a little bit confusing, and you need someone to help make sure everyone is playing fair and following the rules.

That's kind of like what a lawspeaker does.

A lawspeaker is a person who makes sure that everyone in a community or society is following the rules that have been set up. They might listen to people's problems and help figure out how to solve them using the rules that everyone has agreed to follow.

It's kind of like if you and your friends all agreed before playing a game that there are certain things you can and can't do, and then when you're playing the game, the lawspeaker makes sure that nobody breaks those rules. This helps make sure that everyone has fun and nobody gets hurt or upset.

In some places, a lawspeaker might also be someone who helps create new rules or change the ones that already exist. They might talk to other people in the community and figure out what would make things better for everyone, and then try to make those changes happen.

So, in short, a lawspeaker is like the person in charge of making sure everyone plays fair and follows the rules, so that everyone can have fun and be happy.
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