olemus
(1) üldises tähenduses:
soosija; toetaja; rahastaja

Wiktionary:
1. 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. one that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponsor_(commercial)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponsor_(legislative)

(2) eritähendustes,
sõltuvalt kontekstist

ISO 13491:
turvalist krüptovahendit hindamiseks esitav olem,
selles kontekstis ei tähenda tehingu sponsorit
=
entity that submits the secure cryptographic device for evaluation
Note. Sponsor in this context does not refer to the “sponsor” of a transaction.

vt ka
- spondeerimine