Noun
Something that is proposed; a proposal.
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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.
But Mrs. B. was a little bit jealous, as she imagined the last toaster was “forcibly engulating her peculiar proposement.”
Mr. Theobald made that proposement himself.
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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.”
Following Mr. Clay’s speech, Mr. Roach delivered a carefully prepared argument against the annexation proposement.
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.
The president, Secretary Hughes, Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsylvania, who directed the bill through the Senate, and other congressional leaders, have held a number of conferences on the question in the last few days and word was taken to the White House late yesterday that the Senate and House conferees could be expected to reach a decision on the proposement within 24 hours.
Its proposements have been subjected to the most searching cross examination and caustic criticism.
The student assembly this year was particularly important because there was a proposement of a new purpose.
The proposements of the Patman Bill insist on the maintenance of the admission of the claim by the Government, but try to reject the terms of settlement by which that admission was secured.
The proposement was voted unanimously ⸺down.
Following the proposements, question were asked by the student body.
The Board concurred with the proposement.
Such activities under proposement by the assembly were volley ball, hockey, football, baseball, soccer etc., in fact anything that may be of interest to the ones concerned.
CONGRESS REJECTS KENNEDY’S CONTINUOUS NEGRO PROPOSEMENTS
I have talked together with Mr. Denton, und he vill tell you our proposement.
Ira Pace again led the proposements, stating that the area was experiencing bad-tasting water but that the present agencies lacked the necessary muscle to install measures to improve water quality.
Formal proposement of a neotype
We took the ’05 budget proposements and reverted back to ’04 budgets.
Former Lake County Councilman Will Smith Jr. Smith at one point was council dean and looked upon himself as a statesman, so much so that he made up words. He could be heard during meetings questioning the “beneficialness” of a “proposement” and wondering if it would be “signitized.”