单词	proponent
释义	proponentpro‧po‧nent /prəˈpəʊnənt $ -ˈpoʊ-/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINproponent Origin: 1500-1600 Latin present participle of proponere; ➔ PROPOUND Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But even proponents of the lone gunman theory acknowledge the wealth of interests served by Kabila's removal. Faircloth was the leading proponent of transferring authority away from Barry and to the control board. For many proponents of a flat tax, this is mere dithering. It will not surprise you to learn that Eugene Wigner has been a leading proponent of this view. Moreover, these capital transactions have not always been stabilizing in the manner assumed by some proponents of floating exchange rates. The initiative needed 433, 269 signatures of registered voters; proponents gathered 800, 000. The protocol was accepted by proponents of provocation testing, and clinicians who used this method participated in the study. While all proponents of a flat tax tout its simplicity, many elements are being debated. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► strong proponent  Steinem has always been a strong proponent of women’s rights. ► leading/main/major proponent  Dr George is one of the leading proponents of this view. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► main · The success of a system is often bound up with the success of the state that is its main proponent.· Its main proponent has been Martin Kane and I give some attention to his work in chapter three. ► major · In fact, he had all the mannerisms of the major proponents of the sport but few of their skills.· Now you know why our big financial institutions are the major proponents of this. ► strong · Medical men, as well as the military and defenders of the double standard, were strong proponents of the Acts.· Even the technical specialists later were to become some of the strongest proponents of the new approach.· However, there is a strong proponent for each indicator in upper-level management.· Even the strongest proponents of managed care acknowledge that they have not yet devised ways to measure their success at maintaining health. VERB► lead · Faircloth was the leading proponent of transferring authority away from Barry and to the control board.· Edward J.. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat and leading proponent of the bill. someone who supports something or persuades people to do something SYN  advocate → opponentproponent of Steinem has always been a strong proponent of women’s rights.leading/main/major proponent Dr George is one of the leading proponents of this view.
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