sponsor
/'spɔnsə/
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Definition
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.
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
- an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
- someone who supports or champions something
Verb
- do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- assume responsibility for or leadership of
- The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan
- assume sponsorship of