1 an idea or a plan of action that is suggested, especially in business:
I'd like to put a business proposition to you. * He was trying to make it look like an attractive proposition.
2 a thing that you intend to do; a problem or task to be dealt with:
Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition.
3 (also Proposition) (in the US) a suggested change to the law that people can vote on:
How did you vote on Proposition 8?
4 (formal) a statement that expresses an opinion:
Her assessment is based on the proposition that power corrupts.
5 (mathematics) a statement of a THEOREM, and an explanation of how it can be proved
verb [VN] to say in a direct way to sb that you would like to have sex with them:
She was propositioned by a strange man in the bar.
