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单词 proponent
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proponent


pro·po·nent

P0602000 (prə-pō′nənt)n. One who argues in support of something; an advocate.
[Latin prōpōnēns, prōpōnent-, present participle of prōpōnere, to set forth; see propose.]

proponent

(prəˈpəʊnənt) n1. a person who argues in favour of something2. (Law) law a person who seeks probate of a will[C16: from Latin prōpōnere to propose]

pro•po•nent

(prəˈpoʊ nənt)

n. 1. a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal. 2. an advocate for or adherent of a cause or doctrine. 3. a person who propounds a legal instrument, as a will for probate. [1580–90; < Latin prōpōnent- (s. of prōpōnēns). See propone, -ent]
Thesaurus
Noun1.proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an ideaproponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an ideaadvocate, advocator, exponentindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"apologist, justifier, vindicator - a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"constitutionalist - an advocate of constitutional governmentDarwinian - an advocate of Darwinismpopulist, democrat - an advocate of democratic principlesfederalist - an advocate of federalismGnostic - an advocate of Gnosticismhumanist, humanitarian - an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humansideologist, ideologue - an advocate of some ideologyinternationalist - an advocate of internationalismirredentist, irridentist - an advocate of irredentismisolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairsJansenist - an advocate of Jansenismlibertarian - an advocate of libertarianismMaoist - an advocate of MaoismMarxist - an advocate of Marxismnationalist - an advocate of national independence of or a strong national governmentneoclassicist - an advocate of neoclassicismneutralist - an advocate of neutrality in international affairsnullifier - an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal lawsdrumbeater, partisan, zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of somethingpartitionist - an advocate of partitioning a countryPlatonist - an advocate of Platonismpro-lifer - an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortionpresenter, sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)protectionist - an advocate of protectionismrepublican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)ritualist - an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic formsruralist - an advocate of rural livingsecessionist - an advocate of secessionismsecularist - an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and educationseparationist, separatist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"supremacist - a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all othersteleologist - advocate of teleologyThatcherite - an advocate of Thatcherismunilateralist - an advocate of unilateralism

proponent

noun supporter, friend, champion, defender, advocate, patron, enthusiast, subscriber, backer, partisan, exponent, apologist, upholder, vindicator, spokesman or spokeswoman a leading proponent of the values of progressive education
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proponent


proponent

Law a person who seeks probate of a will

Proponent


Proponent

One who offers or proposes.

A proponent is a person who comes forward with an a item or an idea. A proponent supports an issue or advocates a cause, such as a proponent of a will.

PROPONENT, eccl. law. One who propounds a telling as "the party proponent doth allege and propound." 6 Eng. Ecclesiastical R. 356, n.

proponent


  • noun

Synonyms for proponent

noun supporter

Synonyms

  • supporter
  • friend
  • champion
  • defender
  • advocate
  • patron
  • enthusiast
  • subscriber
  • backer
  • partisan
  • exponent
  • apologist
  • upholder
  • vindicator
  • spokesman or spokeswoman

Synonyms for proponent

noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Synonyms

  • advocate
  • advocator
  • exponent

Related Words

  • individual
  • mortal
  • person
  • somebody
  • someone
  • soul
  • apologist
  • justifier
  • vindicator
  • constitutionalist
  • Darwinian
  • populist
  • democrat
  • federalist
  • Gnostic
  • humanist
  • humanitarian
  • ideologist
  • ideologue
  • internationalist
  • irredentist
  • irridentist
  • isolationist
  • Jansenist
  • libertarian
  • Maoist
  • Marxist
  • nationalist
  • neoclassicist
  • neutralist
  • nullifier
  • drumbeater
  • partisan
  • zealot
  • partitionist
  • Platonist
  • pro-lifer
  • presenter
  • sponsor
  • protectionist
  • republican
  • ritualist
  • ruralist
  • secessionist
  • secularist
  • separationist
  • separatist
  • spokesperson
  • representative
  • interpreter
  • voice
  • suffragist
  • admirer
  • booster
  • protagonist
  • supporter
  • champion
  • friend
  • supremacist
  • teleologist
  • Thatcherite
  • unilateralist
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