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Sponsee (noun)
One who is sponsored.
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Sponsor (noun)
A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
“He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club.”
“They were my sponsors for immigration.”
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Sponsor (noun)
One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.
“And now a word from our sponsor.”
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Sponsor (verb)
To be a sponsor for.
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Sponsor (noun)
a person or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs involved in staging a sporting or artistic event in return for advertising
“the production cost £50,000, most coming from local sponsors”
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Sponsor (noun)
a person who pledges to donate a certain amount of money to another person after they have participated in a fundraising event organized on behalf of a charity.
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Sponsor (noun)
a business or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising
“NBC found a sponsor willing to put the election up on prime time”
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Sponsor (noun)
a person who introduces and supports a proposal for legislation
“a leading sponsor of the bill”
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Sponsor (noun)
a person taking official responsibility for the actions of another
“they act as sponsors and contacts for new immigrants”
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Sponsor (noun)
a godparent at a child’s baptism.
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Sponsor (noun)
(especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a person presenting a candidate for confirmation
“Paul has asked me to be his sponsor for confirmation next month”
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Sponsor (verb)
provide funds for (a project or activity or the person carrying it out)
“Joe is being sponsored by a government training scheme”
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Sponsor (verb)
pay some or all of the costs involved in staging (a sporting or artistic event) in return for advertising
“the event is sponsored by Cathay Pacific”
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Sponsor (verb)
pledge to donate a certain sum of money to (someone) after they have participated in a fundraising event for charity
“she wishes to thank all those people who sponsored her”
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Sponsor (verb)
pledge to donate money to a participant in (a fund-raising event)
“they raised £70 by a sponsored walk”
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Sponsor (verb)
introduce and support (a proposal) in a legislative assembly
“a Labour MP sponsored the bill”
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Sponsor (verb)
propose and organize (negotiations or talks) between other people or groups
“the USA sponsored negotiations between the two sides”