proposition has definitions from the field of logic
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[ noun ] (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

This conclusion is based on two propositions : that man by the use of his reason can ascertain God 's purpose in the universe and that God makes known His purpose by certain `` given '' physical arrangements .

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

When Peter_B._Kyne ( Pride_of_Palomar , 43 ) informed us in 1921 that we had an instinctive dislike for the Japanese , did the heated debates of the Californians settle the truth or falsity of the proposition ?

Will mere debate on that proposition , even_though it be free and untrammeled , remove the dross and leave a residue of refined gold ?

(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)

One would need_to test this proposition carefully ; after_all , the large ( and probably unreliable ) Reader 's Digest literature on the `` most unforgettable character I ever met '' deals with village grocers , country_doctors , favorite if illiterate aunts , and_so_forth .

But still , the proposition is worth examination .

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[ noun ] a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

Synonyms

suggestion proffer

Examples

"it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

Used in print

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

The very proposition was sacrilege .

3
[ verb ] suggest sex to

Examples

"She was propositioned by a stranger at the party

Used in print

(Richard Tiernan, "Land of the Silver Dollar,"...)

She looked well-fed and prosperous , but he did n't get the impression he was being propositioned the way he 'd been hoping .

Related terms

propose

4
[ noun ] the act of making a proposal

Synonyms

proposal

Examples

"they listened to her proposal"

5
[ noun ] an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors)

Related terms

offer

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[ noun ] a task to be dealt with

Examples

"securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"

Related terms

undertaking

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