I. prəˈpōnənt, prōˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin proponent-, proponens, present participle of proponere
1. : one who makes a proposal : one who lays down and defends a proposition : one who argues in favor of something (as an institution, a policy, a legislative measure, a doctrine) : advocate , supporter — opposed to opponent
2. : the propounder of a legal instrument (as a will for probate)
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin proponent-, proponens, present participle of proponere
: that proposes, advocates, or defends
peculiar element in Zionism is that its proponent Jews are not a full nationality — A.L.Kroeber