proponent
- a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
- a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate.
- a personwho supports a cause or doctrine; adherent.
- a person who propounds a legal instrument, such as a will for probate.
Origin of proponent
Synonyms for proponent
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enthusiast, exponent, patron, partisan, advocate, backer, defender, protector, supporter, champion, spokesperson, subscriber, second, friend, expounder, seconder, upholder, vindicatorExamples from the Web for proponent
Contemporary Examples of proponent
The renowned theoretical physicist has for years been a proponent of real-life, NASA-led interstellar travel.
Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’Asawin Suebsaeng
November 14, 2014
The government of Borno State has been a proponent of the Civilian JTF.
Yes, I was a proponent of the Vietnam War for many years, as was almost the entire national security community.
“Sometimes women be standing around and thinking,” one proponent of the show states.
I've long been a proponent of term limits for pundits and columnists.
Historical Examples of proponent
A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
That is when he wrote it, and he let the proponent in this case have it.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12)Robert G. Ingersoll
Vincent St. John was also interested as a proponent of this plan.
The I.W.W.Paul Frederick Brissenden
In all debates the proponent has the right of opening and closing.
The Man in CourtFrederic DeWitt Wells
The testimony offered by the proponent is that it was written by Job Davis.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12)Robert G. Ingersoll
proponent
- a person who argues in favour of something
- law a person who seeks probate of a will