major proponent

collocation in English

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major
adjective
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/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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proponent
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/prəˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan ...
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(Definition ofmajorandproponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Bakker has been amajorproponentof the theory that dinosaurs were warm-blooded, smart, fast and adaptable.
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He has been amajorproponentof the role of sleep in memory consolidation.
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He is involved with the evolving field of martial arts fitness and is amajorproponentof the kettlebell, as an exercise and strengthening tool.
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He was amajorproponentof legal realism.
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In recreational mathematics he made numerous original contributions, was amajorproponentand supporter for decades.
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He is amajorproponentof "senior cohousing", also known as "elder cohousing", which are residential communities specifically designed for seniors.
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He was amajorproponentfor the development of privatelyl-owned electronic media.
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Orr was also amajorproponentof teacher education.
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On city council he continued his role scrutinizing the police and was amajorproponentof making the city officially bilingual.
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The company is themajorproponentof the centrifugal type supercharger.
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One source wrote that he was amajorproponentof the idea of philanthropic housing.
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He is amajorproponentof the idea of ancient astronauts.
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He is also amajorproponentof the open source software movement.
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Gavarret was amajorproponentof the statistical method.
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They were amajorproponentof the newgrass sound, known for jazz-infused riffs and extensive use of harmony in their singing.
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The similarities between the trodonts and birds made him amajorproponentof the theory that birds are descended from dinosaurs.
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Although he was amajorproponentof plein-air studies, he was essentially a studio painter and few of his finished landscapes were completed before the motif.
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