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Discover LudwigThe word "proponent" is correct and usable in written English
It is a noun usually used to refer to someone who actively supports and advocates for an idea, belief, proposal, or policy. For example: "The senator was a strong proponent of increasing government spending on education."
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"She can get men round her little finger," is the consensus, of which she herself is, granted, the loudest proponent.
As a keen proponent of the impending doom scenario, I can't help but agree with them.
"The proponents could well be overstating the cost of disposing of dredge spoil on land but the government doesn't know because it's simply relying on the proponent's word, even though the proponent obviously has a direct conflict of interest," Waters said.
Claire McCaskill, a big proponent of oil production in Missouri, ranks worst.
An early proponent was Robert Zarr, a physician with Unity Health Care in Washington DC who quizzes patients about their interests, checks a searchable database for information on parks in or near their zip code, and then writes a script for specific activities.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, Florida senator Marco Rubio is an ardent proponent of the NSA programs and is pushing for a full Patriot Act reauthorization.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, the main proponent of the lawsuit, said the "honor of Paris" was at stake.
A strong proponent of a dialogue rather than a clash of civilisations, Anwar recently defended the use of the word "Allah" by Malaysia's Christian community, an issue that has inflamed tensions between the country's Muslims and Christians.
The proponent was in a position where they had undertaken costing estimates as you would expect commercial costings of the various options," he told Senate estimates.
Because Kennedy is sympathetic both to economic libertarianism and limiting federal power, but is not as strong a proponent for these views as his colleague Clarence Thomas, his vote could go either way.
This week Osborne's most crucial supporter betrayed him: the IMF, once staunch proponent of his austerity, came knocking at his door.
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