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proposition

(uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

In November, though, voters will be faced with proposition one. It's a citizen's initiative that will do two things. If passed, it would open up all primaries in Idaho, and it would create a new voting system known as ranked choice voting.
Origin: From , from , from , from the verb prōponō. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Jordan Bardella aurait approché Cyril Hanouna pour la présidence de l'Arcom. L'animateur évoque une proposition peu sérieuse. ➡️ https://l.peopleauquotidien.com/8tC”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Vous souhaitez acheter un bien immobilier? Rendez vous sur Ubybright.com La proposition de loi prévoit d'intégrer le critère "confort d'été" dans l'affichage des annonces immobilières, ou d'inte... https://f.mtr.cool/ocsdkfzmqn”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Selon Wittgenstein, "la forme générale de la proposition est une variable". L'histoire de Tidiane découle de cette règle. Cela s'explique aisément.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “C'est la proposition originale de cette maison d'édition”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “3.313 Thus an expression is presented by means of a variable whose values are the propositions that contain the expression. (In the limiting case the variable becomes a constant, the expression becomes a proposition.) I call such a variable a 'propositional variable'.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(countable, business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.

“Wiktionary is a good dictionary” is a proposition.
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  • “Sam is a different proposition to a 7kg terrier! He just stands at the bottom of the stairs and barks to go out. The housetraining from all those years ago is still kicking in. He does wear a belly band at night to help with any leakage.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Indeed we are Mr. Tice. And as humans we have the ability to care not just about ourselves, but about our fellow humans. Or, is it your proposition that 'humans" are by default nasty little shits?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hm, intriguing proposition. What is the deadhead equivalent to josaleigh pollet fans?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Even more directly, in English the formula is probably best represented as: "No proposition has any truth value assigned to it *necessarily*."”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “J'ai passé la nuit à bosser jusqu'au petit matin, de l'idée de départ jusqu'au mixage final... mais ma proposition n'a pas été retenue. Du coup je l'ai réutilisé sur un album de musiques SF inspirées de l'imagerie de Blade Runner”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.

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