put forward

Definition

To propose for consideration.

Example Sentences

• "The Prime Minister put forward new plans to tackle corruption."
• "Democrats, meanwhile, point out that Republicans seem to have made a conscious decision, beginning with the stimulus, to oppose anything the president put forward, dooming any chance of renewed cooperation between the parties."
• "Another argument for closing Woodhead was simply one of route duplication, and this was the main reason put forward by BR at the time."

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