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cosponsor

[ koh-spon-ser ]

/ koʊˈspɒn sər /

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noun

a joint sponsor, as of a legislative bill.

verb (used with object)

to act as cosponsor for.

Nearby words

Origin of cosponsor

Related formsco·spon·sor·ship, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for cosponsor

Collins is also a cosponsor of a bill to give same-sex couples equal access to immigrant visas.
‘We’re in Trouble’ If Immigration Bill Doesn’t Rack Up 70 Votes|Patricia Murphy|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She got nine Republicans to cosponsor the bill with her Democrat self.
Barbara Boxer: Withdraw Your Biased Bill|Maysoon Zayid|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is in an especially difficult position as a cosponsor of Blunt.
Olympia Snowe Quit Senate to Protest GOP Agenda|Eleanor Clift|March 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He speculated that the group came about from “Newt going around the floor, looking for a cosponsor.”
Back to the Future: A Democrat Recalls Newt Gingrich’s Moon Plan|Ben Jacobs|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST