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proposition

noun as in suggestion; scheme

verb as in make suggestion, often improper

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In Arizona, voters passed Proposition 139 amending the state constitution to provide a fundamental right to abortion.

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That was the thrilling proposition.

Molina fought hard against the proposition, which was eventually stayed by the courts.

Molina, then a member of the county Board of Supervisors, requested the repatriation records during her fight against Proposition 187 in the 1990s.

The proponents of the proposition appealed, but the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that they did not represent the state and had no standing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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