| proposal | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. proposal | something proposed (such as a plan or assumption). |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ advice | a proposal for an appropriate course of action. |
| ~ counterproposal | a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal. |
| ~ hypothesis | a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations. |
| ~ proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| ~ introduction | a new proposal.; "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives" |
| ~ re-introduction | a proposal of something previously rejected.; "they avoided a re-introduction of the old terminology" |
| ~ motion, question | a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote.; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" |
| n. (communication) | 2. marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal, proposal of marriage | an offer of marriage. |
| ~ question | an informal reference to a marriage proposal.; "he was ready to pop the question" |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| n. (communication) | 3. proposal, proposition | the act of making a proposal.; "they listened to her proposal" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ presentation | the act of presenting a proposal. |
| proposition | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. |
| ~ logic | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference. |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ particular proposition, particular | (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class. |
| ~ universal proposition, universal | (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class. |
| ~ negation | (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false. |
| ~ converse | a proposition obtained by conversion. |
| ~ lemma | a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition. |
| ~ term | one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition.; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice" |
| ~ theorem | a proposition deducible from basic postulates. |
| ~ ratiocination, conclusion | the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism). |
| ~ posit, postulate | (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning. |
| ~ axiom | (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident. |
| n. (communication) | 2. proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| ~ proposal | something proposed (such as a plan or assumption). |
| ~ hint, intimation, breath | an indirect suggestion.; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" |
| ~ touch, trace, ghost | a suggestion of some quality.; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" |
| ~ feeler, advance, overture, approach | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.; "she rejected his advances" |
| n. (communication) | 3. proposition | an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors). |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| n. (act) | 4. proposition | a task to be dealt with.; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition" |
| ~ project, task, undertaking, labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.; "he prepared for great undertakings" |
| v. (communication) | 5. proposition | suggest sex to.; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
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