Definition of "promotes" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of promote. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "Hispanic advocates -- or at least some of them -- say the term promotes racism and fear mongering."
• "Movieguide, the Christian family guide to movies and entertainment, did a report showing that conservative movies make more money than liberal ones. writes that the criteria Movieguide used to rate movies include whether a title promotes capitalism or socialism, or if it promotes or degrades biblical principles."
• "Palin promotes pro-abort judges, Romney advocates $50 abortions in his Romney care (which was socialism)."