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Vinony

proponent

noun

  1. theologian with preaching authority who can be called by a congregation
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ / /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/

adj

Etymology: From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

  1. Making proposals; proposing.

noun

Etymology: From Latin prōpōnēns, present participle of prōpōnō (“to put forward; propose”).

  1. One who supports something; an advocate.

    “Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.”

  2. One who makes a proposal or proposition.
  3. One who propounds a will for probate.