sponsor

  1. Noun.  A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
  2. Noun.  One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.
  3. Noun.  A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with him.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To be a sponsor for.

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