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单词 proponent
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Definition of proponent in English:

proponent

noun prəˈpəʊnəntprəˈpoʊnənt
  • A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or course of action.

    (理论、倡议、项目的)提议者,建议者;支持者

    a strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most obvious lesson of course applies to proponents of biological control.
    • These three lines of legal argument are generally linked by their proponents in human rights advocacy.
    • It is still too early to know who might join the proponents by filing a friend of the Court amicus brief.
    • He is of course one of the chief proponents of the libertarian view.
    • As long as there are strong proponents of each protocol, there is a market for both.
    • As soon as proponents demonstrate that one concern is misplaced their opponents come up with another one.
    • But they were sceptical of the promises made by the proponents of the technology.
    • Its proponents claim it's a difficult but liberating discipline, which can take years to learn.
    • It is the recognition of this that has further compelled the proponents of cosmopolitan democracy to set out their case.
    • Firstly, the foundations on which it rests are not as secure as some of its proponents would have us believe.
    • This is something that the proponents of ‘strong’ copyright would dearly love to stamp out.
    • What's more, privatization proponents ignore the fact that bear markets can last a long time.
    • Its proponents believe that if you throw enough muck some of it will stick.
    • That is what the supporters and proponents of the bill require, and it needs to proceed.
    • As both critics and proponents of devolution have pointed out, devolution is a process not an event.
    • This may come as a surprise to both proponents and critics of Sweden's high-tax society.
    • First, proponents want us to believe that it will affect only a small number of people.
    • Of course slavery and its proponents represent utter evil in the novel.
    • He took on proponents of women's equality by arguing that woman is not man's equal but his complement.
    • This much would be accepted by most, if not all, proponents of coherence theories.
    Synonyms
    advocate, supporter, upholder, exponent, promoter, adherent, endorser, champion, defender, backer, subscriber, patron, espouser, friend, apostle, apologist, pleader, proposer, propounder, spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman
    enthusiast, propagandist

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin proponent- 'putting forth', from the verb proponere (see propound).

Rhymes

component, deponent, exponent, opponent

Definition of proponent in US English:

proponent

nounprəˈpoʊnəntprəˈpōnənt
  • A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project.

    (理论、倡议、项目的)提议者,建议者;支持者

    a collection of essays by both critics and proponents of graphology

    一本兼有批评家和倡导者所写的关于笔迹学的论文集。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This much would be accepted by most, if not all, proponents of coherence theories.
    • This is something that the proponents of ‘strong’ copyright would dearly love to stamp out.
    • Its proponents claim it's a difficult but liberating discipline, which can take years to learn.
    • He is of course one of the chief proponents of the libertarian view.
    • Its proponents believe that if you throw enough muck some of it will stick.
    • This may come as a surprise to both proponents and critics of Sweden's high-tax society.
    • It is the recognition of this that has further compelled the proponents of cosmopolitan democracy to set out their case.
    • Firstly, the foundations on which it rests are not as secure as some of its proponents would have us believe.
    • These three lines of legal argument are generally linked by their proponents in human rights advocacy.
    • But they were sceptical of the promises made by the proponents of the technology.
    • First, proponents want us to believe that it will affect only a small number of people.
    • As soon as proponents demonstrate that one concern is misplaced their opponents come up with another one.
    • It is still too early to know who might join the proponents by filing a friend of the Court amicus brief.
    • As long as there are strong proponents of each protocol, there is a market for both.
    • What's more, privatization proponents ignore the fact that bear markets can last a long time.
    • Of course slavery and its proponents represent utter evil in the novel.
    • That is what the supporters and proponents of the bill require, and it needs to proceed.
    • The most obvious lesson of course applies to proponents of biological control.
    • He took on proponents of women's equality by arguing that woman is not man's equal but his complement.
    • As both critics and proponents of devolution have pointed out, devolution is a process not an event.
    Synonyms
    advocate, supporter, upholder, exponent, promoter, adherent, endorser, champion, defender, backer, subscriber, patron, espouser, friend, apostle, apologist, pleader, proposer, propounder, spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin proponent- ‘putting forth’, from the verb proponere (see propound).

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