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cosponsor

cosponsor

4 3.9
A person or group who joins others to pay for things like events and bills
  • noun
  • /koʊˈspɒnsər/
translation icon : copatrocinador
  • The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, another cosponsor, ran education-specific sessions during the day.
  • AIBS cosponsors
  • cosponsor the Evolution Symposium
  • cosponsor the Evolution

Examples

  • BMI was a cosponsor of the event.

    Academic text (2000)

  • AIBS and BSCS cosponsor the NABT Evolution Education Award.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The House bill now has 70 cosponsors, and at least four other major health reform bills have also been introduced.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The House passed the Protect Life Act in October 2011, with Ryan as one of its 145 cosponsors.

    Blog text (18)

  • The bill has 208 cosponsors and is sitting in the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee.

    Blog text (28)

  • Partnering with institutions such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the group cosponsors live, "in-world" events for youth.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award is presented annually by ten cosponsors, including NEHA, to a local government health unit in recognition of the excellence of its food protection program.

    Academic text (1997)

  • In 2011, the HRC also adopted a resolution entitled "Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity." It was presented by South Africa along with Brazil and thirty-nine other cosponsors from all regions.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Further, the seven NRDs with jurisdiction over the Platte are cosponsors with state agencies in partnering with state and local research organizations to undertake Nebraska's Cooperative Hydrology Study.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The pension reform legislation had more than 250 bipartisan cosponsors, which fueled optimism for getting it enacted during this Congress.

Synonyms

backer
vscosponsor
73 3.0

Someone, company or group who gives money to help a project

joins with others to support things rather than only giving money
funder
vscosponsor
16 3.7

A person or group that gives money to support a project

joins with others to give shared support rather than only giving money
co-sponsor
vscosponsor
3.6

A person or group that helps pay for and organize an event

includes nonfinancial shared support as well

How Involved

cosponsor
4 3.9
supporter
817 1.0
endorser
3 4.4

Surface Forms

cosponsor singular
cosponsors plural

Morphology

cosponsor = sponsor (transparent) = co + sponsor

The noun is transparently formed by adding the productive prefix 'co-' to the noun 'sponsor' to indicate joint sponsorship.

Etymology

The word cosponsor comes from co- meaning 'together' and sponsor, someone who gives support or money to an event or bill. So a cosponsor is a person or group that joins with others to support the same thing.