proposition

/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/

noun

1
The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
2
An idea or a plan offered.
3
(business settings) The terms of a transaction offered.
4
In some states, a proposed statute or constitutional amendment to be voted on by the electorate.
5
(grammar) A complete sentence.
6
The content of an assertion that may be taken as being true or false and is considered abstractly without reference to the linguistic sentence that constitutes the assertion; (Aristotelian logic) a predicate of a subject that is denied or affirmed and connected by a copula.
““'Wiktionary is a good dictionary' is a proposition” is a proposition.”
7
An assertion so formulated that it can be considered true or false.
8
An assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be called a theorem.
9
A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed.
“the propositions of Wyclif and Huss”
10
The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it.

1
To make a suggestion of sexual intercourse to (someone with whom one is not sexually involved).
2
To make an offer or suggestion to (someone).

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