proponent

To qualify an initiative for the ballot, the initiative’s proponent is “required to collect and submit a large number of signatures belonging to to registered voters who supported the measure.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Closer security ties among Pacific islands will also be discussed, despite the abrupt departure Monday of its proponent, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, to deal with a brewing political crisis at home.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

“I still think that market moves on the back of this speech could fade quickly if the economic data does not swing hawkish, because Warsh is not a proponent of forward guidance,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

President Trump has long been a proponent of the idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

But it was Thomas Henry Huxley who was Charles’s biggest proponent.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

In Bhutan's Paro, several hundred proponents of the idea are practicing everything from walking meditation to mindful eating -- slowing down to appreciate the taste, smell, texture and colours of food.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

No, peptides are not “legal” now, but proponents are applauding the outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

A judge sided with proponents, but an appellate court later rule in Becerra’s favor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The downturn has been rough for even some of the space industry’s biggest proponents.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ojvind Winge, one of the early proponents of the theory of chromosome instability, felt that chromosome doublings were especially significant.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson