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pro⋅po⋅nent

  [pruh-poh-nuhnt]
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–noun
1. a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
2. a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate.
3. a personwho supports a cause or doctrine; adherent.
4. a person who propounds a legal instrument, such as a will for probate.
Origin:
1580–90; < L prōpōnent- (s. of prōpōnēns). See propone, -ent

Synonyms:
2, 3. supporter, champion, enthusiast.
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pro·po·nent   (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.]
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Proponent

Pro*po"nent\, a. [L. proponens, p. pr.] Making proposals; proposing.

Proponent

Pro*po"nent\, n. 1. One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition. --Dryden.

2. (Law) The propounder of a thing.
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proponent  (n.)
1588, "one who brings forth a proposition or argument," from L. proponentem (nom. proponens), prp. of proponere "put forward" (see propose).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pro·po·nent
Pronunciation: pr&-'pO-n&nt
Function: noun
1 : one who argues in favor of something
2 : one who offers a will for probate
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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