n.提倡者；支持者
He certainly would not be a proponent of big government. 他当然也不会成为大政体的一个部分。
McCain is a leading proponent of President Bush's troop surge strategy in an effort to quell sectarian violence. 麦凯恩是布什总统增兵平息宗教暴乱政策的主要建议者。
He later became a Member of Parliament and an ardent proponent of Irish independence. 此后，他成为英国国会议员，并成为爱尔兰独立运动的积极支持者。
