Definition

1. Noun:

   • An advocate who presents a person: Someone who formally introduces or recommends a person for an award, membership, or position.
   • A supporter or champion: An individual or organization that provides financial or other support for an event, activity, person, or cause.

2. Verb:

   • To assume responsibility or leadership: To propose, support, and take responsibility for a plan, project, or piece of legislation.
   • To provide financial or material support: To fund or underwrite an event, broadcast, or activity, often in exchange for advertising.
   • To be a regular customer or client of: To patronize a business or service.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The professor agreed to be my sponsor for the academic fellowship.
  • We need to find a corporate sponsor for the charity marathon.

• Verb:

  • The senator will sponsor the new environmental bill.
  • The company sponsors a popular television show.
  • I sponsor a child's education through a non-profit organization.

Advanced Usage

• "to sponsor someone for something": To officially support someone's application or candidacy.

  • She sponsored him for membership in the exclusive club.

• "to sponsor an event": To provide the funding for an event, typically with public recognition.

  • The bank is sponsoring the city's annual music festival.

Variants and Related Words

• Sponsorship (n): The position or function of being a sponsor; the financial support provided.

  • The team secured a five-year sponsorship deal.

• Cosponsor (n/v): A joint sponsor; to sponsor jointly with another.

  • Several lawmakers agreed to cosponsor the resolution.

Synonyms

• Patron: A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.
• Backer: A person, institution, or country that supports someone or something, especially financially.
• Promoter: A person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Sponsor" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

• "Under the sponsorship of": With the financial backing or official support of.
  • The research was conducted under the sponsorship of a major foundation.

Noun

1. an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
2. someone who supports or champions something

Verb

1. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
2. assume responsibility for or leadership of
   • The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan
3. assume sponsorship of