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• proposition — 01. Our [proposition] to merge with our nearest competitor has been accepted. 02. He was arrested after [propositioning] a 15 year old girl. 03. Starting a foreign business in Japan had been a difficult [proposition] for many years, but things… …   Grammatical examples in English

• proposition — prop|o|si|tion1 [ ,prapə zıʃn ] noun count ** ▸ 1 statement ▸ 2 offer/suggestion ▸ 3 someone/something to be dealt with ▸ 4 suggested law ▸ 5 in mathematics/logic 1. ) a statement that people can examine in order to decide whether it is true:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• False advertising — or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use… …   Wikipedia

• false|hood — «FLS hud», noun. 1. a false statement; lie: »His oral reports to the F.B.I. were laced with falsehoods (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): untruth, fib. See syn. under lie. (Cf. ↑lie) 2. the quality of being false; falsity: »the scandalous falsehood …   Useful english dictionary

• Proposition — This article is about the term in logic and philosophy. For other uses, see Proposition (disambiguation). In logic and philosophy, the term proposition refers to either (a) the content or meaning of a meaningful declarative sentence or (b) the… …   Wikipedia

• False premise — A false premise is an incorrect proposition that forms the basis of a logical syllogism . Since the premise (proposition, or assumption) is not correct, the conclusion drawn may be in error. It is important to note, however, that the logical… …   Wikipedia

• proposition — I UK [ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms proposition : singular proposition plural propositions ** 1) a statement that people can examine in order to decide whether it is true proposition that: the proposition that… …   English dictionary

• proposition — That which is proposed or stated; the content of a declarative sentence, capable of truth and falsity. To grasp a proposition is to understand what is said, supposed, suggested, and so on. The same proposition is expressed by any two sentences,… …   Philosophy dictionary

• proposition — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) something offered for consideration or acceptance ; proposal (2) a request for sexual intercourse b. the point to be discussed or maintained in argument usually stated in sentence form near the outset c. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• proposition — propositional, adj. propositionally, adv. /prop euh zish euhn/, n. 1. the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done. 2. a plan or scheme proposed. 3. an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business.… …   Universalium

• proposition — prop•o•si•tion [[t]ˌprɒp əˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of proposing 2) a plan or scheme proposed 3) an offer of terms for a transaction, as in business 4) a thing, matter, or person considered as something to be dealt with or encountered: a tough… …   From formal English to slang