advocate Definition
ad·vo·cate (ad′və kit; for v., -kāt′)
noun
- a person who pleads another's cause; specif., a lawyer
- a person who speaks or writes in support of something an advocate of lower taxes
Etymology: ME advocat, avocat < L advocatus, a counselor < advocare, to summon (for aid) < ad-, to + vocare, to call
transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing
to speak or write in support of; be in favor of
Etymology: < advocatethe
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advocate Usage Examples
Object
- socialism: While advocating revolutionary socialism it, still remained inside the ALP.
- approach: The Curriculum advocates a holistic approach in teaching skills to children with special needs.
Preposition: on
behalf: Citizen Advocacy is where a trained volunteer advocates on behalf of someone who is at risk of being discriminated against.
Preposition: for
animal: Advocates for Animals is campaigning to end the unacceptable suffering of farmed rabbits.
Adjective modifier
- staunch: An active campaigner on many issues, Ainsley is a staunch advocate of the campaign for a fairer system of council tax.
- passionate: I have been a passionate advocate of unpaid work, community punishment, community service over the years.
- ardent: Caine is an ardent advocate of promoting the spring system on which the voice works.
- eloquent: Why is it that people give up the doctrines of grace if they fall in with eloquent advocates of free will?
- enthusiastic: Janet Young was an enthusiastic advocate of the university's acquisition of the Natural Resources Institute at Chatham Maritime.
- fervent: The magazine I then edited, New Society, was one of the fervent advocates of change.
Converse of object
instruct: Top of page Notes Current guidance can be found in ' Arrangements for the selection of Advocates instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service ' .
Modifies a noun
nya: Of participating in youth business health insurance maine small advocate nya need for affordable.
Possessives
notebook: An advocate's notebook: Moving away from school to college?
Possessives
devil: Just playing devil's advocate to raise a bit of honest debate.
Preposition: of
- euthanasia: This article describes how the advocates of euthanasia in the UK aim to change the law to make physician assisted suicide legal.
- preaching: The advocates of unscriptural duty faith preaching make the Gospel not only a law, but even a harder law than that of Moses.
Noun used with modifier
- single-payer: Given that mental for children age britain single-payer advocates that hospitals end.
- britain: Given that mental for children age britain single-payer advocates that hospitals end.
- solicitor: Bob Livingstone has requested that the solicitor advocates ' poster be put up.
- privacy: Privacy advocates suspect the tags will be used to track shoppers.
Browse dictionary entries near advocate
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