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sponsor
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[ verb ] (business) assume sponsorship of
Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)When the shouting ended , the bill passed , 114 to 4 , sending it to the Senate , where a similar proposal is being sponsored by Sen._George_Parkhouse of Dallas . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)These short , `` streamlined '' meetings usually are sponsored by local banks , Chambers_of_Commerce , trade associations , or other civic organizations . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)The Istiqlal sponsored U.M.C.I.A. ( L'Union_Marocaine_des_Commercants , Industrialistes_et_Artisans ) was opposed by candidates of the new U.N.F.P. ( L'Union_National_des_Forces_Populaires ) in nearly all urban_centers . |
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[ verb ] assume responsibility for or leadership of
Examples "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)The aged care plan , similar to one the President sponsored last year as a senator , a fight on Capitol_hill . (The Miami Herald...)The series of ballets is sponsored by the Milenoff_Ballet_Foundation , Inc. , a non-profit foundation with headquarters in Coral_Gables . (The Washington Post...)It was the first in the series of `` Concerts for Young People by Young People '' to be sponsored by First_Lady Jacqueline_Kennedy at the White_House . (Newark Evening News...)The 1961 feed_grain program , which the secretary sponsored , has been declared a_billion dollar fiasco . (87th Congress, 1st Session. House Document No. 247....)No one has sponsored more progressive and important legislation than has Sam_Rayburn . |
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[ noun ] someone who supports or champions something
Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Rep._Charles_E._Hughes of Sherman , sponsor of the bill , said a failure to enact it would `` amount to making a gift out_of the taxpayers ' pockets to banks , insurance and pipeline_companies '' . Rep._Wesley_Roberts of Seminole , sponsor of the poll idea , said that further delay in the committee can kill the bill . Related terms benefactor patroness angel godparent guarantor godfather pillar_of_strength support |
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