proponent

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  1. noun One who argues in support of something; an advocate.

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  • But I'm also to a great degree a natural rights proponent, and this is the arena in which that often comes into direct conflict. —  The Crossed Pond
  • A strong proponent is a close friend of Obama's, Gov. —  Hub Politics
  • It had the courage to announce the done deal regarding final selection of a proponent, and to do so while not having permission to lift the conditions restricting the zoning and land use of the Britannia Farm property held in trust by the PDSB. —  Mississauga News
  • Amazon was an early cloud computing proponent, and the company now has one of the market's longest menu of services. —  Computerworld
  • Hendricks is a big wireless proponent, and his consulting firm helps companies working in new and interesting areas, including ultrawideband (UWB), which could be spread-spectrum's successor for data transmission. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
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  1. Latin prōpōnēns, prōpōnent-, present participle of prōpōnere, to set forth; see propose.

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  1. = Spanish Portuguese Italian proponente, from Latin proponen(t-)s, present participle of proponere, set forth, place before: see propone.
 

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