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As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian's efforts to reach all Americans.
Xavier Becerra

Meaning of "proponent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROPONENT

From Latin prōpōnere to propose.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPONENT

proponent  [prəˈpəʊnənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPONENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proponent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROPONENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of proponent in the English dictionary

The definition of proponent in the dictionary is a person who argues in favour of something. Other definition of proponent is a person who seeks probate of a will.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPONENT


antiozonant
ˌæntɪˈəʊzəʊnənt
bicomponent
ˌbaɪkəmˈpəʊnənt
component
kəmˈpəʊnənt
continent
ˈkɒntɪnənt
deponent
dɪˈpəʊnənt
dominant
ˈdɒmɪnənt
exponent
ɪkˈspəʊnənt
imponent
ɪmˈpəʊnənt
microcomponent
ˌmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpəʊnənt
multicomponent
ˌmʌltɪkəmˈpəʊnənt
opponent
əˈpəʊnənt
permanent
ˈpɜːmənənt
ponent
ˈpəʊnənt
pregnant
ˈprɛɡnənt
prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt
semideponent
ˌsɛmɪdɪˈpəʊnənt
sonant
ˈsəʊnənt
subcomponent
ˌsʌbkəmˈpəʊnənt
tenant
ˈtɛnənt
tonant
ˈtəʊnənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPONENT

propodeon
propolis
propone
Propontis
proportion
proportionability
proportionable
proportionably
proportional
proportional counter
proportional font
proportional representation
proportional spacing
proportionality
proportionally
proportionate
proportionately
proportionateness
proportioning
proportionless

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPONENT

abstinent
anent
base component
Dark Continent
eminent
immanent
imminent
impermanent
impertinent
incontinent
pertinent
pre-eminent
profile component
remanent
semipermanent
subcontinent
supercontinent
the Continent
the Dark Continent
transformational component

Synonyms and antonyms of proponent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROPONENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «proponent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of proponent

Translation of «proponent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPONENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

> 支持者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defensor
570 millions of speakers

English

proponent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रस्तावक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دعاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сторонник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proponente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবক্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

partisan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyokong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Befürworter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支持者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

옹호자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proponent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đề nghị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆதரவாளராக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रस्तावक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sostenitore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwolennik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прихильник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

susținător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερασπιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

proponent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förespråkare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forkjemper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proponent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPONENT»

The term «proponent» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.473 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPONENT» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROPONENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proponent.
1
Xavier Becerra
As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian's efforts to reach all Americans.
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Ed Begley, Jr.
I'm a strong proponent of green tech for anyone who can afford it, having spent the last 40 years working toward achieving a smaller and smaller eco-impact for myself.
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George Benson
Andres Segovia, the great name for guitar, he put classical guitar on the map. He was the proponent of it, the best in the world. So I was listening to a record that he had made, and a little bauble happened in the middle of the record. A finger slipped, and I said, 'Wait a minute. He's not allowed to make mistakes,' - my mind.
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Sydney Brenner
During this period, I became interested in how the new techniques of cloning and sequencing DNA could influence the study of genetics and I was an early and active proponent of the Human Genome Sequencing Project.
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Benjamin Carson
Here's a nation, one of the founding pillars was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions on what they can say, on what they can think. And the media is the largest proponent of this, crucifying people who say things really quite innocently.
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Dorothy Denning
Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.
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Cynthia Dill
I'm a proponent of single-payer health-care, public education, protecting the environment - all the things Democrats rally around.
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Alice Eve
All through my life, I didn't really consider my eyes at all, and then I became an actress. It's great, I guess. They're just in my face, and one is green and one is blue. It's different, and I'm definitely a proponent of being different in any way you can in life, so I guess if you're born a bit different that's a good thing.
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Ronan Farrow
You eat a lot of goat stomach when you're in North Africa. You eat whatever's put in front of you. I am a big proponent of that.
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Mark Foley
I am and have always been a strong proponent of public education. But by the virtue of its very nature - publicly funded schools cannot offer the type of spiritual education that Catholic schools have long provided.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPONENT»

Discover the use of proponent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proponent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mahatma Gandhi: Proponent of Peace
Presents the life and accomplishments of the Indian statesman and peacemaker, from his early life in British-controlled India to his nonviolent actions to achieve the nation's independence.
Sue Vander Hook, 2011
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Argument of John Cochrane, on behalf of the proponent: in ...
this proponent has always appeared as a party with him in the conveyance of real estate ; and their own witness, Mr. Morton, testified here that he was a witness to the execution of a deed of conveyance in which this proponent signed her ...
John Cochrane, 1860
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Argumentation in Artificial Intelligence
The proponent starts by putting forward an initial argument (supporting a claim whose “acceptability” is under dispute), and then the proponent and the opponent alternate in attacking each other's previously presented arguments.
Iyad Rahwan, 2009
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Notwithstanding the foregoing, management of the bank shall not be required to include the proposal in its Statement or form of proxy unless the security holder ( hereinafter, the "proponent") has complied with the requirements of this ...
‎2006
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Federal Communications Commission (Parts 20 - 39)
(e) The Transition Notice. The potential proponent (s) must send a Transition Notice to all BRS and EBS licensees in the BTA(s) being transitioned. The potential proponent (s) must include the following information in the Transition Notice: (1) ...
Griffes
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Private Sector Participation in Light Rail-Light Metro ...
Information on the bid price is not disclosed to the other bidders and the original proponent has to resubmit a formal bid. Bids are received, evaluated, and ranked . The two most attractive bids are selected to participate in another round.
Cledan Mandri-Perrott, 2010
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Argumentation Schemes for Presumptive Reasoning
The proponent is the person who is using an argument for a purpose in a context of dialogue, (e.g., to convince a respondent in a critical discussion that a proposition is true). 2. The respondent is the recipient of the argument, the person the ...
Douglas N. Walton, 1996
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Informal Logic: A Pragmatic Approach
premise adds a personal factor to the effect that the proponent is declaring that she will bring about the event D, unless the respondent takes the right (indicated) action with respect to A. In this connection, the notion ofa credible threat is ...
Douglas Walton, 2008
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A Treatise of Legal Philosophy and General Jurisprudence
For instance, assume that the Proponent says: "You have to compensate me, since the fence which caused my damage is your property, and owners are under the obligation to compensate others for damage caused by their properties." 5.
Enrico Pattaro, Hubert Rottleuthner, Aleksander Peczenik, 2007
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(b) The proponent funds and implements mitigation measures in the mitigation plan that is approved by the decision-maker. Where possible and appropriate because of amount, the proponent should include the cost of mitigation as a line item ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPONENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proponent is used in the context of the following news items.
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EPA Likely to Strengthen Clean Power Plan, Proponent Says
The first federal rule to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants may be made even more ambitious, a key backer says. Exhaust rises from Mitchell ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
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Charleston Mayor Joe Riley: I'm No Proponent Of The Death Penalty …
Joe Riley, the mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, said the case of the shooter who killed nine people during a prayer service at a historically black church ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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US Navy Christening Ship to Honor Gun Control Proponent Gabby …
On June 13 the US Navy will christen a combat ship after gun control proponent and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. The ship will be called the USS ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
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Agile Proponent Humana May Look for Buyer
The WSJ reported Friday that Humana Inc. is considering selling the company. Humana has missed analysts' earnings projections for the past three quarters ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
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Seattle NHL arena proponent: Our priority is Sodo site but we will …
Officials in Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's office spoke as recently as last week to Chris Hansen's group about possibly tweaking the deal for the Sodo arena, ... «Puget Sound Business Journal, May 15»
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Hagar: GOP senator pushes marijuana initiative
Republican state Sen. Patricia Farley of Las Vegas is a strong proponent for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Nevada. She doesn't see the ... «Reno Gazette Journal, May 15»
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Pamela Geller: Free Speech Advocate Or Hate Speech Proponent
Pamela Geller, founder of Stop the Islamization of America, deemed by many as a hate group, at the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest, in Garland, Texas, ... «International Business Times, May 15»
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State Rep. Harry Geisinger, the state Capitol's top horse-racing …
Harry Geisinger, the state Capitol's top horse-racing proponent, dies. May 1, 2015 | Filed in: Georgia Legislature. Comments 0. State Rep. Harry Geisinger ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 15»
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Cruz: I Am a 'Proponent of Immigration Reform'
Republican senator Ted Cruz said Wednesday afternoon he is “long-term optimistic and short-term pessimistic” on the question of passing any immigration ... «The Weekly Standard, Apr 15»
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Pakistani Activists Mourn Slain Human Rights Proponent
Last week in Karachi, gunmen killed prominent Pakistani women's rights activist Sabeen Mahmud. She also founded a cafe/bookstore. At a literature festival in ... «NPR, Apr 15»

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