Definition of Sponsor
Sponsor
spon·sor
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a person or organization that pays for most or all of the costs involved in holding an artistic or sporting event, often in exchange for advertising privileges;
e.g. They are looking for a sponsor to fund the arts festival.
(noun)
broadly, a person who takes responsibility for something or someone;
e.g. The family is acting as a sponsor for a foreign exchange student.
(noun)
a person in a law-making assembly who introduces and/or supports a proposal;
e.g. He is the leading sponsor of this bill and is heavily in favor of it being passed.
(verb)
to pay the costs involved in some activity or project, especially for holding an artistic or sporting event;
e.g. The company is known to sponsor local sports tournaments.
(verb)
to propose and/or support a bill to be passed in a legislative body, or organize talks or negotiations between various groups or individuals;
e.g. Both of them sponsor the new environmental proposal. We tried to sponsor discussions between the arguing sides.
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