"proponent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-proponent.ogg
Etymology: From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{bor|en|la|prōpōnēns}} Latin prōpōnēns Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} proponent (not comparable)
  1. Making proposals; proposing. Tags: not-comparable
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Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-proponent.ogg Forms: proponents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{bor|en|la|prōpōnēns}} Latin prōpōnēns Head templates: {{en-noun}} proponent (plural proponents)
  1. One who supports something; an advocate. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who supports something): دَاعِم (dāʕim) [masculine] (Arabic), مُؤَيِّد (muʔayyid) [masculine] (Arabic), привърженик (privǎrženik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zastánce [masculine] (Czech), hlasatel [masculine] (Czech), voorstander (Dutch), partisan [masculine] (French), avocat [masculine] (French), Befürworter [masculine] (German), Fürsprecher [masculine] (German), υποστηρικτής (ypostiriktís) [masculine] (Greek), flutningsmaður [masculine] (Icelandic), talsmaður [masculine] (Icelandic), málsvari [masculine] (Icelandic), stuðningsmaður [masculine] (Icelandic), пропонент (proponent) [masculine] (Russian), защи́тник (zaščítnik) [masculine] (Russian), заговорник (zagovornik) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), defensor [masculine] (Spanish), proponente [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), förespråkare (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-proponent-en-noun-A56rChF6 Disambiguation of People: 1 51 27 22 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 21 28 20 Disambiguation of 'one who supports something': 69 15 15
  2. One who makes a proposal or proposition.
    Sense id: en-proponent-en-noun-vze3pdIT Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 21 28 20
  3. (law) One who propounds a will for probate. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-proponent-en-noun-gm-gusmR Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 21 28 20 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: exponent Related terms: apropos, propone, propound, propose

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muʔayyid",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُؤَيِّد"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "privǎrženik",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "привърженик"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zastánce"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "hlasatel"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "word": "voorstander"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "partisan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avocat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Befürworter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Fürsprecher"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypostiriktís",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "υποστηρικτής"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "flutningsmaður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "talsmaður"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "málsvari"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stuðningsmaður"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proponent",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пропонент"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščítnik",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "защи́тник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "zagovornik",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "заговорник"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "defensor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "proponente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who supports something",
      "word": "förespråkare"
    }
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