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sponsor

spon·sor

UK/ˈspɒn.səː/ US/ˈspɑn.sɚ/ fairly common
verb (3) noun (2)

verb

1.
2.

assume responsibility for or leadership of

  • “The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan”
3.

do one''s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

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noun

1.

someone who supports or champions something

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2.

an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).

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