Proponent vs Champion - What's the difference?
proponent | champion | Synonyms |
One who supports something; an advocate
* 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/sports/new-york-city-marathon-will-not-be-held-sunday.html?hp&_r=0]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
Making proposals; proposing.
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Someone who has been a winner in a contest.
(rfex-sense) Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
(label) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
(label) Excellent; beyond compare.
Excellent; superb; deserving of high praise.
As nouns the difference between proponent and champion
is that proponent is one who supports something; an advocate while champion is someone who has been a winner in a contest.As adjectives the difference between proponent and champion
is that proponent is making proposals; proposing while champion is acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.As a verb champion is
to promote, advocate, or act as a champion for.As a proper noun Champion is
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English
Noun
(en noun)- Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mary Wittenberg, director of the marathon — said the event would provide a needed morale boost, as well as an economic one.