Definition

1. Verb:
   • To jointly sponsor or support a proposal, piece of legislation, event, or project alongside one or more other sponsors. The action involves sharing the formal responsibility and endorsement.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Senator Smith agreed to cosponsor the environmental bill with Senator Jones.
  • Several local businesses cosponsor the annual community festival.
  • The research was cosponsored by two major universities.

Advanced Usage

• Legislative Context: In parliamentary or congressional systems, to "cosponsor" a bill or resolution is to add one's name as a supporter, signaling approval and a commitment to advocate for its passage.
  • Over fifty representatives cosponsored the bipartisan healthcare reform act.
• Formal Endorsement: The term implies a public, official association with the sponsored item, often for mutual benefit or to demonstrate broader support.

Variants and Related Words

• Cosponsorship (noun): The state or fact of being a cosponsor; joint sponsorship.
  • The bill gained momentum through the cosponsorship of key committee members.

Synonyms

• Co-sponsor (alternative spelling)
• Jointly sponsor
• Co-back
• Co-support

Notes on Different Meanings

• The term is specific to the act of shared sponsorship. It does not describe the act of sponsoring alone, nor does it refer to a subordinate or assisting role; all cosponsors share a primary, formal level of responsibility.

Verb

1. sponsor together with another sponsor