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advocate
[ad-vuh-keyt, 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 byof ).
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
a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law See also barrister solicitor counsellor
Scots law the usual word for barrister
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- advocative adjective
- advocator noun
- nonadvocate noun
- preadvocate verb (used with object)
- readvocate verb (used with object)
- subadvocate noun
- unadvocated adjective
- well-advocated adjective
- Ė²¹»å±¹“ĒĖ³¦²¹³Ł“Ē°ł²ā adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of advocate1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of advocate1
Example Sentences
As immigration operations have unfolded across Southern California in the last week, lawyers and advocates say people are being targeted because of their skin color.
āPeople are out protesting because they love their culture, and theyāre trying to advocate for their rights and for rights ofā others, she said.
The move could shrink access to health care for some of the nationās poorest and most vulnerable people, warn analysts, patient advocates, and Democratic political leaders.
Months later, she released a budget that called for the layoffs of 1,600 workers, drawing an outcry from labor leaders, youth advocates and many others.
Meanwhile, Paul Keating, a famously sharp-tongued advocate for closer ties with China, said this "might very well be the moment Washington saves Australia from itself".
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