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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
proponent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Making proposals; proposing.
proponent en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).
Meanings
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One who supports something; an advocate.
Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.
2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012:
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One who makes a proposal or proposition.
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One who propounds a will for probate.
Forms
Antonyms
opponent · detractor
Deriveds
proponency · multiproponent
Relateds
propound · apropos · propose · propone
Synonyms
exponent
Translations (29)
uk прихи́льник (one who supports something) · bg привърженик (one who supports something) · cs zastánce (one who supports something) · de Befürworter (one who supports something) · sv förespråkare (one who supports something) · ar مُؤَيِّد (one who supports something) · ru защи́тник (one who supports something) · fr partisan (one who supports something) · cs hlasatel (one who supports something) · es defensor (one who supports something) · ar دَاعِم (one who supports something) · is talsmaður (one who supports something) · is stuðningsmaður (one who supports something) · cmn 支持者 (one who supports something) · fr avocat (one who supports something) · kk жақтаушы (one who supports something) · pl zwolenniczka (one who supports something) · is flutningsmaður (one who supports something) · uk прихи́льниця (one who supports something) · pl orędownik (one who supports something) · de Fürsprecher (one who supports something) · ru пропонент (one who supports something) · pl orędowniczka (one who supports something) · el υποστηρικτής (one who supports something) · is málsvari (one who supports something) · sh заговорник (one who supports something) · es proponente (one who supports something) · nl voorstander (one who supports something) · pl zwolennik (one who supports something)