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spon·sor
(spŏn′sər)n.
1. One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation.
2. One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission, as to an organization.
3. A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.
4. Christianity One who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation; a godparent.
5. One that finances a project, event, or organization directed by another person or group, such as a business enterprise that pays for radio or television programming in return for advertising time.
tr.v. spon·sored, spon·sor·ing, spon·sors
To act as a sponsor for.
[Late Latin spōnsor, sponsor in baptism, from Latin, surety, from spōnsus, past participle of spondēre, to pledge; see spend- in Indo-European roots.]
spon·so′ri·al (-sôr′ē-əl) adj.
spon′sor·ship′ n.
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sponsor
(ˈspɒnsə)n
1. (a person or group that provides funds for an activity, esp)
a. a commercial organization that pays all or part of the cost of putting on a concert, sporting event, etc
b. a person who donates money to a charity when the person requesting the donation has performed a specified activity as part of an organized fund-raising effort
2. (Broadcasting) chiefly US and Canadian a person or business firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a legislator who presents and supports a bill, motion, etc
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. an authorized witness who makes the required promises on behalf of a person to be baptized and thereafter assumes responsibility for his or her Christian upbringing
b. a person who presents a candidate for confirmation
5. chiefly US a person who undertakes responsibility for the actions, statements, obligations, etc, of another, as during a period of apprenticeship; guarantor
vb
(tr) to act as a sponsor for
[C17: from Latin, from spondēre to promise solemnly]
sponsorial adj
ˈsponsorˌship n
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spon•sor
(ˈspɒn sər)n.
1. a person who vouches for, is responsible for, or supports a person or thing.
2. a person, firm, organization, etc., that supports the cost of a radio or television program by buying time for advertising or promotion during the broadcast.
3. a person or group that provides or pledges money for an undertaking or event: the corporate sponsors of a race.
4. a person who makes a pledge or promise on behalf of another.
5. a person who answers for an infant at baptism, making the required professions and assuming responsibility for the child's religious upbringing; godparent.
v.t. 6. to act as sponsor for.
[1645–55; < Latin spōnsor guarantor =spond(ēre) to pledge + -tor -tor]
spon•so′ri•al (-ˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-) adj.
spon′sor•ship`, n.
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sponsor
Military member or civilian employee with dependents.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
sponsor
Past participle: sponsored
Gerund: sponsoring
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| Noun | 1. |  sponsor - someone who supports or champions somethingbenefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) godfather - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild godparent - a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism pillar of strength, tower of strength - a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort |
| 2. | sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) | |
| Verb | 1. | sponsor - assume sponsorship of support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" cosponsor - sponsor together with another sponsor |
| 2. | sponsor - assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan" | |
| 3. | sponsor - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of |
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sponsor
verb
1. back, fund, finance, promote, subsidize, patronize, put up the money for, act as a guarantor for, lend your name to They are sponsoring a major pop art exhibition.
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sponsor
noun1. One who assumes financial responsibility for another:
Informal: angel.
2. A person who supports or champions an activity, cause, or institution, for example:
Informal: angel.
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sponsor
[ˈspɒnsəʳ]A. N
1. (= provider of funds) (Sport, Rad, TV) → patrocinador(a) m/f, sponsor mf
2. (for participant in charity event) → patrocinador(a) m/f
4. [of membership] your application must be signed by two sponsors → su solicitud tiene que estar firmada por dos socios
6. [of bill, motion] → proponente mf
B. VT
1. (= fund) [+ event] → patrocinar, auspiciar; [+ studies, research] → financiar; [+ participant in charity event] respaldar or avalar mediante un donativo a favor de una obra benéfica
sponsored walk/swim marcha/prueba de natación emprendida a cambio de donaciones a una obra benéfica
sponsored walk/swim marcha/prueba de natación emprendida a cambio de donaciones a una obra benéfica
2. (= support) → respaldar, apoyar
they have been accused of sponsoring terrorism → se los ha acusado de respaldar or apoyar al terrorismo
they have been accused of sponsoring terrorism → se los ha acusado de respaldar or apoyar al terrorismo
3. [+ bill, motion] → proponer
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sponsor
(ˈsponsə) verb1. to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity. The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.patrocinar
2. to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc). patrocinar
noun a person, firm etc that acts in this way. patrocinador
ˈsponsorship noun (the money given as) the act of sponsoring. patrocinio
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sponsor
→ patrocinador , patrocinarMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sponsor
n (AA, etc.) patrocinador -ra mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.