proposer
One who suggests
A proposer is someone who puts forward an idea, plan, or suggestion for consideration by others.
The term appears most often in formal contexts: a proposer of legislation advocates for a bill, while in British parliamentary procedure, a proposer formally introduces a motion that requires a seconder.
In marriage contexts, the proposer is the person who asks for another's hand.
The proposer of the amendment argued passionately for its adoption.
Change in position
- billAmount owed, written
- amendmentChange to official text
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- measureUnit of quantity
referendum · petition · legislation · ballot · seconded · parliamentary · committee · sponsor
Expert in planning campaigns
- plannerAgenda for scheduling
- architectBuilding design professional
- initiatorOne who starts something
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
agenda · roadmap · framework · coordinator · organizer · mastermind · schemer · project
Creator of original devices
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- creatorOne who produces something
originator · innovator · patent · prototype · startup · breakthrough · founder · designer
motion
Change in position
- billAmount owed, written
- amendmentChange to official text
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
measure · referendum · petition · legislation · ballot · seconded · parliamentary · committee · sponsor · advocate
strategist
Expert in planning campaigns
blueprint · agenda · roadmap · framework · coordinator · organizer · mastermind · schemer · project · outline
inventor
Creator of original devices
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
creator · originator · innovator · patent · prototype · startup · breakthrough · founder · designer · trailblazer
suitor
One who seeks affection
wooing · engagement · sweetheart · beau · betrothed · paramour · gallantry · marriage · beloved · intended
- Matchingmatching, preference list, donor matching, college admissions, housing allocation
- originatorsfounder, creator, inventor, innovator, pioneer
- requestersrequester, asker, askers, seeker, seekers
- consensusmajority rule, unanimity, supermajority, plurality, ballot
proposerseconder
One who backs motions
respondent · voter · adjudicator · chair · moderator
- marriage proposalOffer of matrimony
- propose a toastVerbally honor with raised glasses
- propose marriageSeek someone's hand
- surprise proposalUnannounced offer of marriage
- modest proposalDeliberately understated radical idea
- business proposalFormal offer for collaboration
propose, proposal, proposed, proposing, proposition, proposals, proposes, proposers, counterproposal