proponent

prəˈpəʊnənt

Definition

Definition of proponent - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

supporterperson who supports a cause or idea

She is a proponent of renewable energy.

advocate

champion

supporter

legal

TECH.

individual who presents a will for probate

TECH.

The proponent submitted the will to the court.

administrator

executor

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Origin of proponent

Latin, proponere (to propose)

Terms with proponent included in their meaning

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internationalist

politics

proponent of socialist international organizations

maximalist

religion

proponent of Biblical maximalism affirming historicity

Examples of proponent in a sentence

As a proponent of education reform, she spoke at the conference.
The proponent argued the case in front of the judge.
As the proponent, he ensured the will was valid.

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French:partisan, requérant, ...
German:Befürworter, Antragsteller, ...
Italian:sostenitore, proponente, ...
Spanish:defensor, proponente, ...
Portuguese:defensor, apresentante, ...
Chinese:支持者, 遗嘱申请人, ...
Japanese:提唱者, 遺言提出者, ...
Arabic:مُؤَيِّد, مقدم الوصية, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹמֵךְ, מְבַקֵּשׁ קִיּוּם צַוָּאָה, ...
Russian:сторонник, заявитель, ...
Ukrainian:прихильник, заявник, ...
Hindi:समर्थक, प्रस्तावक, ...
Bengali:সমর্থক, উইল প্রস্তাবক, ...
Catalan:partidari, proponent, ...
Czech:zastánce, navrhovatel, ...
Danish:en fortaler, fremstiller, ...
Dutch:voorstander, voorsteller, ...
Greek:υποστηρικτής, αιτών, ...
Hungarian:támogató, kérelmező, ...
Khmer:អ្នកគាំទ្រ, បុគ្គលដែលដាក់ស្នើបណ្ដាំទៅតុលាការដើម្បីសុំទទួលស្គាល់សុពលភាព, ...
Korean:지지자, 유언장 제출자, ...
Persian:حامی, ارائه‌دهنده, ...
Polish:zwolennik, wnioskodawca, ...
Portuguese (BR):defensor, apresentante, ...
Romanian:susținător, susținător al testamentului, ...
Swedish:förespråkare, företrädare, ...
Thai:ผู้สนับสนุน, ผู้เสนอ, ...
Turkish:savunucu, muris, ...
Vietnamese:người ủng hộ, người đề xuất, ...

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