proposement
nounEtymology From propose + -ment.
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Something that is proposed; a proposal.
- Some arrangement, to which it is desirable that some members of the government, or at least of parliament, should be parties—which arrangement ought to include a proper number of practical persons, but not a preponderance of men of theoretical science or of scientific repute, nor any who can be interested in making the matter a means of office, gain, expense, or delay—must be entered into with a view to decide upon the means to be adopted, of calling the attention of all the members of the legislature to what concerns the convenience of all at home and abroad, and which cannot fail to be understood by all and by themselves; who are in duty bound not to give up what is evident for what is only argument, nor to yield their opinions to conjectural inferences derived from mere assumptions and syllogisms, or to arguments which have evidence of nothing but that they are inconclusive: nor, in this matter which all can well understand, to assent to assertions or proposements which will not carry the clear conviction of all along with them.1864, James Crocker, “Conclusion”, in A New Proposal for a Geographical System of Measures and Weights […], London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., page 140:
- But Mrs. B. was a little bit jealous, as she imagined the last toaster was “forcibly engulating her peculiar proposement.”1874 November 28, “Biggs’ Picnic. “Post Mortem.””, in Pacific Rural Press, volume VIII, number 22, San Francisco, Calif., page 342, column 3:
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- Mr. Theobald made that proposement himself.1876 December 20, Cora Williams, quotee, “Testimony of Cora Williams”, in Report of Committees of the State of the United States for the Second Session of the Forty-Fourth Congress, Washington, D.C.: Government Publishing Office, published 1877, page 94:
- Hopin’, gen’elmen, dis proposement will meet wid your ’probation an’ aptionment, I have de honorableness to subscriptionably sine, / “Reverend R. Haywood. / “Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas.”1879 January 8, “The Limekiln Club. [From the Detroit Free Press.]”, in Republic County Journal, volume 2, number 2, whole 54, Scandia, Kan., section “Communications”, page 2, column 1:
- Following Mr. Clay’s speech, Mr. Roach delivered a carefully prepared argument against the annexation proposement.1898 June 28, “End Is Afar Off: […]”, in The Kansas City Journal, volume XLI, Kansas City, Mo., page 3, column 5:
- Alarmed at the growing strength of the two battle-shop proposement in the house, democratic leaders last night issued a call for still another caucus on the naval appropriation bill which will take place Tuesday night.1912 August 2, “Caucus on Battleships”, in The Birmingham News: […], volume XXV, number 121, Birmingham, Ala., page 13, column 1: