proposition
/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
- An idea or a plan offered.
- (business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
- In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
- (grammar) A complete sentence.
- The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula.
- To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
- To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).
Etymology / origin
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