pro ‧ pos ‧ al S2 W1 /prəˈpəʊz ə l $ -ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a plan or suggestion which is made formally to an official person or group, or the act of making it ⇨ propose
proposal for
the government’s proposals for regulation of the industry
proposal to do something
The committee put forward a proposal to reduce the time limit.
proposal that
They rejected proposals that the President should be directly elected.
2 . when you ask someone to marry you
marriage proposal/proposal of marriage
She politely declined his proposal of marriage.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ make a proposal
I'd like to make a proposal.
▪ put forward/submit a proposal
They put forward a proposal for a joint research project.
▪ come up with a proposal (=think of one)
The sales staff came up with an innovative proposal.
▪ draw up a proposal
A committee of experts drew up proposals for a constitution.
▪ approve/accept a proposal
The proposal was approved by the committee.
▪ support/back a proposal
Not one of these organizations supports the government's proposals.
▪ reject a proposal
Councillors had twice rejected proposals for a new village school.
▪ consider a proposal
We shall consider their proposals carefully.
▪ discuss a proposal
He had discussed the proposal with the Egyptian president.
▪ vote on a proposal
Shareholders will vote on the proposal on May 5.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + proposal
▪ a detailed proposal
They drew up a detailed proposal and submitted it to the Department of Energy.
▪ a specific/concrete proposal
The report will make specific proposals for further investigation.
▪ a research proposal
Applicants should submit a short research proposal on their chosen topic.
▪ a budget/tax proposal (=a budget/tax plan)
Criticism of the budget proposals was voiced by the International Monetary Fund.
▪ a peace proposal (=a plan to achieve peace)
The Israeli government responded positively to the US peace proposals.
▪ a formal proposal
Schools made formal written proposals.
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THESAURUS
▪ suggestion an idea, plan, or possibility that someone suggests:
We welcome any suggestions as to how to improve our service.
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Sally made a few useful suggestions about places we could visit.
▪ proposal a formal or official suggestion:
They will consider our proposal at their next meeting.
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The proposal to build a new airport has finally been rejected.
▪ recommendation an official suggestion about what to do, especially one that is contained in a report:
The safety board has made some recommendations.
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The Government decided to accept the recommendation of the Lockwood Report.