proponent
Example Sentences
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Like other activists, however, their proponents sometimes win concessions in return for dropping their proposals.
The proponents also cite recent polls showing that voters support requiring insurers to cover homeowners who reduce fire risk on their properties.
From Los Angeles Times
Some arms-control proponents say the U.S. should seek to resolve its concerns over possible Chinese and Russian violations by starting technical talks with those countries on ways to detect and deter very low-yield nuclear tests.
But other EU countries, which are proponents of free trade, oppose the plans.
From Barron's
“The internet lets young people connect outside of the controlled spheres of their parents’ worldview — and that’s the danger that proponents of age verification are terrified of.”
From Salon
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