proposal
Americannoun
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the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance.
- Synonyms:
- recommendation
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a plan or scheme proposed.
- Synonyms:
- design, suggestion
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an offer or suggestion of marriage.
noun
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the act of proposing
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something proposed, as a plan
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an offer, esp of marriage
Related Words
Proposal, overture, proposition refer to something in the nature of an offer. A proposal is a plan, a scheme, an offer to be accepted or rejected: to make proposals for peace. An overture is a friendly approach, an opening move (perhaps involving a proposal) tentatively looking toward the settlement of a controversy or else preparing the way for a proposal or the like: to make overtures to an enemy. Proposition, used in mathematics to refer to a formal statement of truth, and often including the proof or demonstration of the statement, has something of this same meaning when used nontechnically (particularly in business). A proposition is a proposal in which the terms are clearly stated and their advantageous nature emphasized: His proposition involved a large discount to the retailer.
Other Word Forms
- misproposal noun
Etymology
Origin of proposal
Example Sentences
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The remarks came as he and the Islamic republic said a proposal touted by international mediators for a 45-day ceasefire was not yet ready.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Iran rejected a proposal from the U.S. and regional mediators to end hostilities for 45 days in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The proposal also requires Iran to halt support for regional proxies and accept strict ballistic missile limits.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Last week, a Hamas delegation met Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo to give its initial response to a proposal from the US-led Board of Peace for Palestinian groups to decommission their weapons.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“Yeah, I found this research proposal she’d written before she died,” I said.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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