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proponents

NOUN

person who advocates, supports cause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate backer defender enthusiast exponent partisan patron protector supporter

STRONG

champion expounder friend second seconder spokesperson subscriber upholder vindicator

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist detractor enemy opponent opposition

WEAK

foe

Example Sentences

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Still, industry proponents are skeptical of the move toward more government oversight in the space.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

That is also the deadline for proponents to pull a ballot measure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Wagner has been working with proponents of the Voter ID ballot measure to raise money and helped gather signatures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But some organizations advocating for limiting AI expansion, such as Pause AI and Stop AI, now worry they will be associated with endorsing violent acts against AI proponents.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

But I would argue that there is a difference between inheriting a cultural tradition, as the Norte Chico culture’s successors apparently did, and copying one, as the Olmec’s proponents argue.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann