cosponsor

noun

co·​spon·​sor (ˌ)kō-ˈspän(t)-sər How to pronounce cosponsor (audio)
variants or co-sponsor
plural cosponsors or co-sponsors
: a joint sponsor
The senator was a cosponsor for both bills.
Michigan Tech Student Relay For Life is a participating cosponsor of this event.The Daily Mining Gazette
cosponsor transitive verb
or co-sponsor
cosponsored or co-sponsored; cosponsoring or co-sponsoring
This year Simpson is carrying on the legislative struggle without Mazzoli, who has declined to cosponsor the bill without support from the Democratic House leadership … George Russell
The following summer, Bingham returned to Machu Picchu with an expedition co-sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Duane Damon
cosponsorship noun
or co-sponsorship
Increasingly, large urban malls are being built with the co-sponsorship of city governments. Witold Rybczynski

Examples of cosponsor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The New York Republican posted emails from his staff to Manning's on June 5 and again on June 13 asking for him to be added as a cosponsor. Andrew Solender, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024 Democratic Representatives John Larson of Connecticut, Raúl Grijalva of Arizona and several cosponsors have reintroduced the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act to safeguard benefits from garnishment. Next Avenue, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 The legislation is unlikely to move in an election year but has picked up 53 bipartisan cosponsors, and about a dozen states already have similar laws on the books thanks in part to influencers’ advocacy. Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 The Senate bill, introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, has two cosponsors. David Hilzenrath, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cosponsor 

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cosponsor was in 1849

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“Cosponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosponsor. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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