Proponent
noun
A person who supports an idea, cause, or project.
He is a strong proponent of the green movement and recycling.
Often appears as...
- proponent of change
- proponent of peace
noun
A person who argues in favor of something during a debate or discussion.
As a proponent of the bill, she prepared several arguments to present to the committee.
Often appears as...
- proponent of an argument
- proponent in a debate
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Academic
noun
A person who supports an idea, cause, or project.
He is a strong proponent of the green movement and recycling.
Often appears as...
- proponent of change
- proponent of peace
noun
A person who argues in favor of something during a debate or discussion.
As a proponent of the bill, she prepared several arguments to present to the committee.
Often appears as...
- proponent of an argument
- proponent in a debate
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Proponent carries a positive implication, suggesting support and enthusiasm towards something.
She became a vocal proponent of women's rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Impassioned Support
A proponent often shows passionate support, which goes beyond just agreeing with an idea.
As a proponent of education reform, he campaigned tirelessly for new school policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Association
Being a proponent may associate you publicly with a particular cause or movement.
The mayor is known as a proponent of sustainable urban development.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Proponent carries a positive implication, suggesting support and enthusiasm towards something.
She became a vocal proponent of women's rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Impassioned Support
A proponent often shows passionate support, which goes beyond just agreeing with an idea.
As a proponent of education reform, he campaigned tirelessly for new school policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Association
Being a proponent may associate you publicly with a particular cause or movement.
The mayor is known as a proponent of sustainable urban development.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Proponent carries a positive implication, suggesting support and enthusiasm towards something.
She became a vocal proponent of women's rights.
Pro Tip 2/3Impassioned Support
A proponent often shows passionate support, which goes beyond just agreeing with an idea.
As a proponent of education reform, he campaigned tirelessly for new school policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Association
Being a proponent may associate you publicly with a particular cause or movement.
The mayor is known as a proponent of sustainable urban development.
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with no existence outside mankind's conscious thought, a language of abstract relationships based on patterns discerned by brains, built to use those patterns to invent useful but artificial order from chaos. One proponent of this sort of idea was Leopold Kronecker,
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Informed by his poor understanding of the circulatory system, Galen was a strong proponent of these treatments, despite their sometimes lethal consequences. Unfortunately, Galen’s ego drove him to believe that all his discoveries were of the utmost importance.
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of religious painting influenced by the Italian painter Caravaggio. The leading authority on Vermeer, Abraham Bredius, was a huge proponent of this theory, though none of these works had surfaced.
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analysis than action but in an era where the technology is good and the goal is forever changing I've become a big proponent of ready suit aim thank you
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It's a legitimate complaint. Even as globalization brought deepening inequality and stagnant wages, its proponents offered workers some bracing advice.
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Ash Beckham: When to...
Which side are you on? Are you unequivocally and without question antiwar, pro-choice, anti-death penalty, pro-gun regulation, proponent of open borders and pro-union? Or, are you absolutely and uncompromisingly pro-war, pro-life, pro-death penalty, a believer that the Second Amendment is absolute, anti-immigrant and pro-business?
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Poverty isn't a lack of...
I remembered reading about an old plan -- something that has been proposed by some of history's leading thinkers. The philosopher Thomas More first hinted at it in his book, "Utopia," more than 500 years ago. And its proponents have spanned the spectrum from the left to the right,
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Amelia Earhart Part II:...
went missing then there is another group of people the searchers of amelia who look at her legacy quite differently when i asked rick gillespie a castaway theory proponent who we heard from in the last episode about how amelia would feel about the searching he said this
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Is math discovered or...
with no existence outside mankind's conscious thought, a language of abstract relationships based on patterns discerned by brains, built to use those patterns to invent useful but artificial order from chaos. One proponent of this sort of idea was Leopold Kronecker,
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Ancient Rome’s most...
Informed by his poor understanding of the circulatory system, Galen was a strong proponent of these treatments, despite their sometimes lethal consequences. Unfortunately, Galen’s ego drove him to believe that all his discoveries were of the utmost importance.
Video examples
The surprising cause of...
Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers are indeed caused by too much hydrochloric acid.
Video examples
Harness the Waves PIPE...
opportunity to lead the world in ocean power technology and Scotland's eastern coast is ground zero for the testing of a determined wave technology program proponents say waves carry enough energy
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The art forger who...
of religious painting influenced by the Italian painter Caravaggio. The leading authority on Vermeer, Abraham Bredius, was a huge proponent of this theory, though none of these works had surfaced.
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How to take quick...
analysis than action but in an era where the technology is good and the goal is forever changing I've become a big proponent of ready suit aim thank you
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The tyranny of merit PIPE...
It's a legitimate complaint. Even as globalization brought deepening inequality and stagnant wages, its proponents offered workers some bracing advice.
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American Artist
Paintings don't just happen. I am not a proponent of the idea of an artist as someone who kind of magically makes things and has no real control or isn't willfully producing a certain kind of thing. It is labor-intensive, and it is research-intensive. You are making one decision after another, trying to get at something you think is important.
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Alice Eve
English Actress
All through my life, I didn't really consider my eyes at all, and then I became an actress. It's great, I guess. They're just in my face, and one is green and one is blue. It's different, and I'm definitely a proponent of being different in any way you can in life, so I guess if you're born a bit different that's a good thing.
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Colin Trevorrow
American Director
I'm such a proponent of the theatrical experience and the cinematic experience, and we've reached this point where the magicians are not only giving away their tricks, but they're telling us how they're doing the tricks in advance before you even come to the magic show. It'd be nice to get a little of the mystery back in.
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Wilbur Ross
American Businessman
I'm a very big proponent of cloud. We've used it a lot in private sector, and as far as we can tell, it is not only more efficient, it's probably also more secure for lots of very complicated technical reasons. I think it's a very important thing for government to do, and also to have systems that talk to each other.
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Terry Semel
American Businessman
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Gordon Hayward
American Basketball Player
I'm a big proponent of playing all sports when you're growing up. I think they all help you from a competitiveness standpoint to a movement standpoint. Certainty with tennis, you get the lateral quickness more than anything.
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Rachel Roy
American Designer
I'm a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.
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Hu Jintao
Chinese Statesman
We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development.
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Annalee Newitz
American Journalist
I am a big proponent of character arcs that show us how people change over time.
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Ryan North
Canadian Writer
I am a big proponent of the pal-centric lifestyle.
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Kerry James Marshall
American Artist
Paintings don't just happen. I am not a proponent of the idea of an artist as someone who kind of magically makes things and has no real control or isn't willfully producing a certain kind of thing. It is labor-intensive, and it is research-intensive. You are making one decision after another, trying to get at something you think is important.
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Alice Eve
English Actress
All through my life, I didn't really consider my eyes at all, and then I became an actress. It's great, I guess. They're just in my face, and one is green and one is blue. It's different, and I'm definitely a proponent of being different in any way you can in life, so I guess if you're born a bit different that's a good thing.
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Colin Trevorrow
American Director
I'm such a proponent of the theatrical experience and the cinematic experience, and we've reached this point where the magicians are not only giving away their tricks, but they're telling us how they're doing the tricks in advance before you even come to the magic show. It'd be nice to get a little of the mystery back in.
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Wilbur Ross
American Businessman
I'm a very big proponent of cloud. We've used it a lot in private sector, and as far as we can tell, it is not only more efficient, it's probably also more secure for lots of very complicated technical reasons. I think it's a very important thing for government to do, and also to have systems that talk to each other.
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Terry Semel
American Businessman
At Yahoo, we were one of the early proponents of the power of content showcased through new media. SnagFilms, with its large library and breadth of digital distribution, can help shape this next phase, bringing great stories to broad new audiences.
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Gordon Hayward
American Basketball Player
I'm a big proponent of playing all sports when you're growing up. I think they all help you from a competitiveness standpoint to a movement standpoint. Certainty with tennis, you get the lateral quickness more than anything.
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Rachel Roy
American Designer
I'm a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.
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Hu Jintao
Chinese Statesman
We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development.
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Annalee Newitz
American Journalist
I am a big proponent of character arcs that show us how people change over time.
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Ryan North
Canadian Writer
I am a big proponent of the pal-centric lifestyle.
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