cosponsor
Shared funding partner
A cosponsor is someone who sponsors something jointly with others.
In legislative contexts, cosponsors are lawmakers who formally add their names in support of a bill they didn't introduce: The senator agreed to cosponsor the healthcare reform act.
The verb means to serve as such a joint sponsor.
Shared business arrangement
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- jointShared by multiple parties
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
cooperation · collective · united · coordination · caucus · bloc · coauthor · cosigner
Amount owed, written
- amendmentChange to official text
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- actDeed or performance
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
senate · house · representative · senator · committee · hearing · vote · enactment
Aid or sponsorship
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- proponentOne who advocates something
supporter · backer · ally · approval · affirmation · sanction · commendation · vouching
One who gives aid
- donorOne who contributes freely
- contributorOne who provides something
- funderOne who provides money
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
financier · patron · philanthropist · subsidizer · investor · grantor · stakeholder · partner
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- allianceFormal union of parties
- jointShared by multiple parties
bipartisan · cooperation · collective · united · coordination · caucus · bloc · coauthor · cosigner · teammate
bill
Amount owed, written
- amendmentChange to official text
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- actDeed or performance
bipartisan · senate · house · representative · senator · committee · hearing · vote · enactment · proposal
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- championTop competitor, or advocate
proponent · supporter · backer · ally · approval · affirmation · sanction · commendation · vouching · acknowledgment
benefactor
One who gives aid
- donorOne who contributes freely
- contributorOne who provides something
- funderOne who provides money
underwriter · financier · patron · philanthropist · subsidizer · investor · grantor · stakeholder · partner
- Co- wordscoauthor, coexist, cooperate, coordinate, coworker
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- Politician'scampaign, election, vote, seat, term
- Senatesenate seat, Senate floor, senior senator, Senate chamber, confirmation hearings
- State Legislaturesstate senate, state assembly, state senator, general assembly, legislative session
- legislaturebill, senators, senator, state legislature, legislators
cosponsorabstainer
One who refrains
bystander · holdout · fence-sitter · withdrawer · observer