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SPONSOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who supports or champions something

Synonyms:

patron; sponsor; supporter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sponsor" is a kind of...):

benefactor; helper (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sponsor"):

angel; backer (invests in a theatrical production)

godfather (someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild)

godparent (a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism)

guarantor; surety; warranter; warrantor (one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another)

patroness; patronne (a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron)

pillar of strength; tower of strength (a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort)

Derivation:

sponsor (assume sponsorship of)

sponsor (assume responsibility for or leadership of)

sponsorship (the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

presenter; sponsor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sponsor" is a kind of...):

advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)

Derivation:

sponsor (assume sponsorship of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assume sponsorship of

Synonyms:

patronise; patronize; sponsor

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "sponsor" is one way to...):

support (support materially or financially)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sponsor"):

cosponsor (sponsor together with another sponsor)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue sponsor the movie

Derivation:

sponsor (someone who supports or champions something)

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Assume responsibility for or leadership of

Example:

The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "sponsor" is one way to...):

back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

sponsor (someone who supports or champions something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

buy at; frequent; patronise; patronize; shop; shop at; sponsor

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "sponsor" is one way to...):

back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Credits

 Context examples: 

A national clinical research group sponsored by the NCI.

(North Central Cancer Treatment Group, NCI Thesaurus)

Person employed by the sponsor or clinical research organization, who is responsible for determining that a clinical study is being conducted in accordance with the protocol.

(Medical Monitor, NCI Thesaurus)

One or more sponsor defined characters used to identify, name, or characterize the microbiology specimen.

(Microbiology Specimen Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

A lung cancer screening trial sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

(National Lung Screening Trial, NCI Dictionary)

NCI-sponsored program that promotes and supports clinical trials in cancer treatment, (largely combined modality approaches); cancer prevention, and early detection within setting of a Cooperative Group.

(Cooperative Group Program, NCI Thesaurus)

A sponsor representative who has medical authority for the evaluation of the safety aspects of a clinical trial.

(Medical Monitor, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Membership includes NCI staff and representatives of NCI-sponsored Cooperative Groups and Cancer Centers, as well as other sources.

(CEP Member, NCI Thesaurus)

A cooperative group sponsored by the NCI whose primary goal is to evaluate surgical therapies in the management of patients with malignant solid tumors.

(American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, NCI Thesaurus)

ABTA has a special funding program for scientists sponsored by NIH, and sponsors a research study focusing on familial brain tumors.

(American Brain Tumor Association, NCI Thesaurus)

One or more sponsor defined characters used to identify, name, or characterize the adverse event.

(Adverse Event Sponsor Defined Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)