proposal

2. Proposal, overture, proposition refer to something in the nature of an offer. A proposal is a plan, a scheme, an offer to be accepted or rejected: to make proposals for peace. An overture is a friendly approach, an opening move (perhaps involving a proposal) tentatively looking toward the settlement of a controversy or else preparing the way for a proposal or the like: to make overtures to an enemy. Proposition, used in mathematics to refer to a formal statement of truth, and often including the proof or demonstration of the statement, has something of this same meaning when used nontechnically (particularly in business). A proposition is a proposal in which the terms are clearly stated and their advantageous nature emphasized: His proposition involved a large discount to the retailer.

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mis·pro·pos·al, noun

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It is certainly true that the administration has proposed some ambitious plans to rein in pharmaceutical pricing, but it has hardly enacted any of those proposals.
Trump's big health promises ignore the coronavirus pandemic's reality|Sam Baker|August 28, 2020|Axios
It’s because their agenda is the most extreme set of proposals ever put forward by a major party nominee.
Trump stokes fears about Biden presidency in convention speech|Chris Johnson|August 28, 2020|Washington Blade
Discussions over the proposal aren’t expected to yield congressional floor action for weeks.
Pelosi says she won’t budge on stimulus ahead of call with Meadows|Lee Clifford|August 27, 2020|Fortune
On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposal from the New York Stock Exchange that will allow companies to issue new shares via a direct listing process.
Warby Parker gets a $3 billion valuation|Lucinda Shen|August 27, 2020|Fortune

NMA CEO David Chavern said he expects the House of Representatives will be supportive of the proposals and that it is gathering more support from the Senate, including majority leader Mitch McConnell.
Explained: Google’s tussle in Australia over paying publishers for news|Lara O'Reilly|August 19, 2020|Digiday
In 2013, however, Paul released another budget proposal that reversed course.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: October 26|PunditFact.com|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, a proposal to raise the minimum wage to a little more than $10 an hour languishes in Congress.
Finally, Home Care Workers Start Fighting Back|Monica Potts|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However, Adriana referenced a proposal “to transform the current prison into a cultural center.”
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison|Jason Batansky|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He says there are discussions with U.S. officials about the proposal but there is deep suspicion.
Why Does the Free Syrian Army Hate Us?|Jamie Dettmer|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The new proposal from Beijing requires a majority vote by the Hong Kong Legislature to go into effect.
Occupy Hong Kong Hangs On|Lennox Samuels|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The king was struck with horror at the description I had given him of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The Admiralty have turned down the proposal to force the Straits simultaneously by land and sea.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
This was no longer a plan whereby all might be poor together, but a proposal that all should be rich together.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
In its essential nature socialism is nothing but a proposal for certain kinds of economic reform.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
"No, you will not," cried three or four officers of his regiment, who had come up in time to hear his proposal.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for proposal

proposal

/ (prəˈpəʊzəl) /

noun

the act of proposing

something proposed, as a plan

an offer, esp of marriage

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