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advocate
[ verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly:
He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
verb (used without object)
- to act as an advocate:
a father who advocates for his disabled child.
noun
- a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of ):
an advocate of peace.
Synonyms: , ,
- a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
- a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
advocate
verb
- tr; may take a clause as object to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of
noun
- a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter
- a person who intercedes on behalf of another
- Scots law the usual word for barrister
Derived Forms
- ˌ屹ˈٴǰ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- v·t adjective
- v·tǰ noun
- ԴDz·v·ٱ noun
- ·v·ٱ noun
- ·v·ٱ verb (used with object) preadvocated preadvocating
- ·v·ٱ verb (used with object) readvocated readvocating
- ܲ·v·ٱ noun
- ܲ·v·e adjective
- ɱ-v·e adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of advocate1
Example Sentences
The attorney general’s findings drew criticism from advocates for the disappeared.
Trump has yet to give remarks advocating against autocracy and authoritarianism in his second term.
If you have the internal resources available and feel safe enough to self-soothe and stay professional, fauxitude can make you a compassionate advocate for your own inclusion.
Those comments were described as "reprehensible" by the dean of the faculty of advocates and sparked a Tory attempt to remove the Green MSP from the committee.
Carr has advocated for Congress to slash funding for public radio and TV stations.
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