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proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) |
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content,
message,
subject matter,
substance the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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advice a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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counterproposal a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal
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hypothesis a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
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proffer,
proposition,
suggestion a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
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introduction the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
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re-introduction a proposal of something previously rejected; "they avoided a re-introduction of the old terminology"
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motion,
question the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
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proposal - the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal" |
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proposition |
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speech act the use of language to perform some act
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presentation a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
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