推 進 者(すいしんしゃ)

すいしんしゃ

noun

promoter; driving force; advocate

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1. promoter; person driving a project forward; advocate

The person who pushes a policy, reform, or project ahead and takes responsibility for its progress. Used in business and government contexts rather than casual speech.

彼女(かのじょ)が改革(かいかく)の推進者(すいしんしゃ)だ。

She is the driving force behind the reform.

この計画(けいかく)には強力(きょうりょく)な推進者(すいしんしゃ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

This plan needs a powerful champion.

制度(せいど)の推進者(すいしんしゃ)が異動(いどう)したとたん、議論(ぎろん)は止(と)まってしまった。

The moment the person driving the system forward was transferred, the discussion ground to a halt.

Formed from 推進(すいしん) (propulsion, promotion) plus 〜者(しゃ) (person who does). The thing being promoted takes の.

Common collocations

改革(かいかく)の推進者(すいしんしゃ): driver of reform
中心的(ちゅうしんてき)推進者(すいしんしゃ): central promoter
推進者(すいしんしゃ)となる: to become the one pushing something forward

Similar words

責任者(せきにんしゃ): person in charge — defined by formal accountability, not by momentum
提唱者(ていしょうしゃ): proposer, advocate — the one who first put the idea forward, not necessarily the one carrying it out

Related Words

Compare: 責任者(せきにんしゃ) (person in charge)

Compare: 提唱者(ていしょうしゃ) (proposer, advocate)

Compare: 促進者(そくしんしゃ) (promoter)

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Added 2026.8.2 18:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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