proponent
pronunciation
How to pronounce proponent in British English:
UK [prəˈpəʊnənt]
How to pronounce proponent in American English:
US [prəˈpoʊnənt]
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- Noun:
- a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Word Origin
- proponent
- proponent: see purpose
- proponent (n.)
- 1580s, "one who brings forth a proposition or argument," from Latin proponentem (nominative proponens), present participle of proponere "put forward" (see propound). In part also a native formation from propone. As an adjective from 1680s.
Example
- 1. Campos is a strong proponent of employee accountability .
- 2. The leading proponent of this idea is better place .
- 3. You are a big proponent of electronic records .
- 4. He later became a member of parliament and an ardent proponent of irish independence .
- 5. As a proponent of the reuters deal , he took an active role in negotiations with reuters executives .