proponent

pro·po·nent

P0602000 (prə-pō′nənt)n. One who argues in support of something; an advocate.

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[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

Noun

1.

proponent - 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

Translations

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