Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of proposing.
- noun A plan that is proposed.
- noun An offer of marriage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In solo whist, a bid to take eight tricks with the assistance of a partner.
- noun A proposition, plan, or scheme offered for acceptance; a scheme or design; in the plural, terms or conditions proposed: as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to make a proposal of marriage.
- noun Offer or presentation to the mind; statement.
- noun In law, a statement in writing of some special matter submitted to the consideration of a master in Chancery, pursuant to an order made upon an application ex parte, or a decretal order of the court.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer
- noun (Law) The offer by a party of what he has in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which is
proposed , or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make proposals of marriage. - noun law The offer by a party of what he has in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
- noun an offer of marriage
- noun the act of making a proposal
Etymologies
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Examples
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The green bin proposal is part of a larger plan to help Toronto divert 70 percent of garbage from landfills by 2010.
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The green bin proposal is part of a larger plan to help Toronto divert 70 percent of garbage from landfills by 2010.
Toronto Working to Expand Green Bin Recycling Program to Apartments and Condos 2007
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This proposal is another bank bailout not borrower relief.
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The marathon public comment session went for over two hours, as homeless advocates and downtown business leaders brought up familiar points — that the proposal would make downtown considerably safer for pedestrians, and that the proposal is an infringement on civil liberties.
More than 100 Folks Crowd City Hall for Hearing on Burgess’ Panhandling Ordinance « PubliCola 2010
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The infrastructure bank envisioned in the proposal is also likely to be limited to transportation.
Infrastructure: The best deal in the economy Ezra Klein 2010
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The infrastructure bank envisioned in the proposal is also likely to be limited to transportation.
Now's the time to invest in infrastructure, but U.S. plan too modest Ezra Klein 2010
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The argument that the proposal is an anti-homeless/anti-poor measure is both in contradiction to the evident facts and extremely insulting.
DSA: Panhandling Proposal Isn’t Rich vs. Poor « PubliCola 2010
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Mr. Windsor said that the proposal is attracting "quite a degree of concern" among his rural-based constituents, although he has no definitive view on the deal at this stage.
Australia Independent Lawmakers Oppose ASX Sale Rachel Pannett 2010
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When you write "The argument that the proposal is an anti-homeless/anti-poor measure is both in contradiction to the evident facts and extremely insulting.", what facts are you talking about, and who is the argument insulting to?
DSA: Panhandling Proposal Isn’t Rich vs. Poor « PubliCola 2010
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The infrastructure bank envisioned in the proposal is also likely to be limited to transportation.
Now's the time to invest in infrastructure, but U.S. plan too modest Ezra Klein 2010
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