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| sponsor | |
| 1. n. 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. |  |
| He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club. | |
| They were my sponsors for immigration. | |
| 2. n. A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with him. | |
| My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem. | |
| 3. n. One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time. | |
| And now a word from our sponsor. | |
| 4. v. To be a sponsor for. | |
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