put forward

verb

1. to propose; suggest

2. to offer the name of; nominate

Idioms and Phrases

Propose for consideration, as in His attorney put forward a claim on the property, or They put me forward for the post of vice-chair. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Ms. Belluz and Mr. Hall put forward the usual proposals—restrictions on marketing unhealthy food to children, taxes on soda, and warning labels about added sugar, salt and saturated fat.

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If sworn in, her vote would be the necessary 218th vote in a procedural attempt to put forward a petition to release the Epstein files.

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Under the Greens' rules, motions like this, which was put forward by an activist, become party policy if they pass a vote at either of the two conferences it holds each year.

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However, the judgement found while this information gave "some indirect support " to the case put forward by Skat - it did not prove the tax authority's case.

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The proposed deal looks a lot like a plan put forward by Joe Biden well over a year ago.

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