proponentnoun [ C ]
uk/prəˈpəʊ.nənt/us/prəˈpoʊ.nənt/a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action:
He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.
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Supporters, members & defenders
- -arian
- -ista
- apologist
- apparatchik
- benefactor
- cadre
- camp follower
- campaigner
- cardholder
- champion
- chaperone
- cohort
- company man
- contributor
- evolutionist
- initiate
- new/fresh blood idiom
- referee
- renegade
- respecter
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