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PRONUNCIATION OF PROGUN

progun  [prəʊˈɡʌn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROGUN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Progun is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROGUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

PROGUN

PROGUN is a firearms advocacy group based in the Philippines. The organization's name stands for "Peaceful Responsible Owners of Guns". It was founded in 1987 to make it easier for Filipino citizens to own and carry firearms. Although it started off as a non-political group, it became heavily involved in political lobbying and advocacy after a long period of inactivity during the early 2000s.

Definition of progun in the English dictionary

The definition of progun in the dictionary is in favour of the public owning firearms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROGUN


antigun
ˌæntɪˈɡʌn
begun
bɪˈɡʌn
blowgun
ˈbləʊˌɡʌn
gun
ɡʌn
Gunn
ɡʌn
handgun
ˈhændˌɡʌn
outgun
ˌaʊtˈɡʌn
popgun
ˈpɒpˌɡʌn
potgun
ˈpɒtˌɡʌn
shotgun
ˈʃɒtˌɡʌn
supergun
ˈsuːpərˌɡʌn
tangun
ˈtæŋˌɡʌn
unbegun
ˌʌnbɪˈɡʌn
windgun
ˈwɪndˌɡʌn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROGUN

progressionism
progressionist
progressism
progressist
progressive
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party
progressive dinner
progressive education
Progressive Federal Party
Progressive Party
progressive rock
progressively
progressiveness
progressivism
progressivist
progressivistic
progressivity
progymnasia
progymnasium

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROGUN

air gun
BB gun
big gun
electron gun
elephant gun
field gun
jump the gun
machine gun
Ogun
paint gun
pellet gun
sawed-off shotgun
sawn-off shotgun
scatter-gun
shogun
smoking gun
spray gun
squirt gun
stun gun
water gun

Synonyms and antonyms of progun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «progun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROGUN

Find out the translation of progun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of progun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «progun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

progun
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

progun
570 millions of speakers

English

progun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

progun
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

progun
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

progun
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

progun
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

progun
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Progun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Progun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

progun
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

progun
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

progun
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Progun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

progun
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

progun
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोगुन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

progun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

progun
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

progun
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

progun
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

progun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

progun
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

progun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

progun
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

progun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of progun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROGUN»

The term «progun» is normally little used and occupies the 129.490 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROGUN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «progun» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «progun» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about progun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROGUN»

Discover the use of progun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to progun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, ...
It also organized a group of progun rights doctors, called Doctors for Integrity in Policy Research, to press the gun rights view. The following year and in each succeeding year, Congress barred the CDC from engaging in any research that “ may ...
Gregg Lee Carter, 2012
2
The Evolution of Intelligence
Extreme progun and militia movements, which may have intimidation mechanisms of propagation on their own in the modern United States, may show an intensified intimidation effect when combined with hateful ideologies such as Nazism ...
IBM Professor of Psychology and Education Robert J Sternberg, PhD, Robert J. Sternberg, Associate Professor of Psychology James C Kaufman, PhD, 2001
3
Gun Violence in America: The Struggle for Control
In a symposium, "The Second Amendment in Law and History," a number of leading constitutional historians and legal scholars aimed to correct what they regarded as misinformation peddled in progun studies, many of them published as ...
Alexander DeConde, 2003
4
Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, ...
Tiia Rajala Women Against Gun Control (WAGC) is a grassroots progun organization founded in 1994 and based in Utah. It has several thousand members in all 50 states as well as several countries in Europe and Asia. While the majority of ...
Gregg Lee Carter Ph.D., 2012
5
Lobbying in America: A Reference Handbook
Many of the new Democratic seats won in 2006 came from states with a progun electorate, and the Democrats, fearful of losing seats in the 2008 elections, decided not to address the issue of gun control. One of the most powerful pro- gun ...
Ronald J. Hrebenar, Bryson B. Morgan, 2009
6
Moral Controversies in American Politics
Progun Arguments The symbolic importance of the Constitution is evident in much NRA literature, with one recurring theme being that the Second Amendment provides absolute protection for any individual's right to own guns. The NRA also ...
Raymond Tatalovich, Byron W. Daynes
7
Guns in America: A Reader
As is often the case with the federal bureaucracy, the NRA and other progun lobbyists could not keep ATF from putting the revised rules on the political agenda. In part, of course, this reflects the bureau's vested interests in the legislative ...
Jan E. Dizard, Robert M. Muth, Stephen P. Andrews, 1999
8
Government Contracts Reporter: Laws, Regulations, Rulings, ...
The evaluation team evaluated the initial proposals and pistols and established a competitive range consisting of the proposals of ProGun and Springfield Armory. Written discussions were conducted with those two firms and, after being ...
‎1998
9
The National Engineer
PROGUN MIXES Excellent gunning characteristics are the benefits refractory users are receiving from a growing family of ProGUN gunning mixes from National Refractories. In addition to the general maintenance gunning mixes previously ...
‎1990
10
Those Darn Lawyers
Supporters hoped for better under President Obama,buton May22,2009, he signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, andDisclosure act, includinga sleeper progun amendment offered by Senator Tom Coburn ROK that effectively ...
Margaret Maunder, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROGUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term progun is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Protesters condemn China's aggression in West Philippine Sea …
... Guardians, Motorcycle Philippines Federation, United Defense Manufacturing Corp., ProGun, SMX Phils and Predator Riders, among others. «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
2
West Philippine Sea Coalition to hold protest rally against China …
... Antidrugs advocate, Guardians, Motorcycle Philippines Federation, United Defense Manufacturing Corp., ProGun, SMX Phils and Predator ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
3
Unlike rivals, Bernie Sanders has lighter touch on gun control
The senator's views more closely reflect a general progun attitude in his home state, said Ed Cutler, president of the Gun Owners of Vermont. «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
4
NRA: Gun rights advocates fight to change Colorado's limits on …
An employee at a gun store in Colorado assists a customer. Fireworks between progun groups erupted this month when Democratic state Sen. «Washington Times, May 15»
5
Junk LP, gun owners urged
THE Peaceful, Responsible Owners of Guns (ProGun) urged the 1.7 million licensed gun owners and their families not to vote for any ... «The Manila Times, May 15»
6
Sides in Colo. gun debate at a standoff
Quote Icon. Though gun rights groups were successful in the recalls, the progun state senators were voted out in the regular elections last year. «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
7
Is LTO's 'no plate, no travel' rule unconstitutional?
To cite another example, recall how Progun criticized new gun licensing requirements as impossible to comply with, effectively banning guns. «Inquirer.net, Apr 15»
8
Tama ni Jolo self-inflicted
MANILA, Philippines – Naniniwala si ProGun acting secretary general Atty. Ernesto Tabujara na “self-inflicted” ang tinamong sugat ni Cavite ... «Pilipino Star Ngayon, Mar 15»
9
Florida's university system wants lawmakers to halt idea of guns on …
"With the progun stance of most of Florida's sheriffs and officers, we know that this is not reflective of the beliefs of most officers," Culbreath ... «Tampabay.com, Feb 15»
10
Purisima in hot water over Werfast deal
ProGun Philippines President Ernesto Tabujara said Werfast would sometimes deliver the licenses 3 to 5 months after the application, which is ... «ABS CBN News, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Progun [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/progun>. May 2024 ».
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