Literary notes about Proponent (AI summary)
In literature, the term "proponent" is primarily used to designate someone who actively advocates for a particular idea, plan, or belief. It is often applied in legal and formal contexts, as when referring to the party responsible for initiating legal actions or decisions ([1], [2]). The descriptor also extends to political and ideological arenas, where an individual or even a state is portrayed as a vigorous supporter of a cause, such as in discussions about arms reductions or the promotion of political freedom ([3], [4], [5]). Additionally, the word is used in intellectual and cultural debates, identifying figures who champion innovative concepts or aesthetic principles, as seen with references to proponents of scientific theories and traditional arts ([6], [7]). Overall, the term conveys a sense of proactive endorsement and advocacy in varied narrative settings ([8], [9]).
- Mr. Clark—whose early advantages had been none of the best—was once counsel for the proponent in a closely contested will case.
— from Something of Men I Have KnownWith Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing) Stevenson - Counsel asked the proponent who sealed the will and she said the testator did.
— from How to Master the Spoken Word Designed as a Self-Instructor for all who would Excel in the Art of Public Speaking by Edwin Gordon Lawrence - Bulgaria is not a warm proponent of ideological coexistence but is strongly in favor of arms reductions and limitations on future weapons.
— from Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Eugene K. Keefe - Livingston was also a proponent of political and religious freedom.
— from Signers of the Declaration Historic Places Commemorating the Signing of the Declaration of Independence - To be God's appointed bully of world events and His proponent of capitalism and democratic tyranny was the American myth.
— from Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven David Justin Sills - Sen no Rikyu (1521-1591): proponent of wabi aesthetics who strongly influenced the evolution of the tea ceremony.
— from Zen Culture by Thomas Hoover - The first proponent of the idea was Fechner, but no statistical work was done in this line until Galton entered the field, in 1880.
— from Power of Mental ImageryBeing the Fifth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on theApplications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal andBusiness Efficiency by Warren Hilton - The proponent of this publication is the United States (US) Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S).
— from Health Service Support in a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Environment Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures by United States. Department of the Army - Today he is generally recognized as the foremost proponent of what might be called the nonfiction short story.
— from 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
