Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Making proposals; proposing.

Examples

13 sentences

  1. Tom is a proponent of green consumerism.

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  2. The new method has already found proponents in many countries.

    deDie neue Methode hat schon in vielen Ländern Anhänger gefunden. — al_ex_an_der

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  3. James was unusual for a proponent of the old ways.

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  4. A proponent of passivism, he tended to let events unfold as fate willed.

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  5. Proponents of increased import duties are at odds with each other.

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Origin

From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

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See also

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