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advocate Definition

ad·vo·cate (advə kit; for v., -kāt′)

noun

  1. a person who pleads another's cause; specif., a lawyer
  2. 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

advocate Related Forms

ad·vo·ca′·tor noun

advocate Synonyms

advocate

v.

  1. To defend

    vindicate, plead for, uphold; see defend 3.

  2. To promote

    bolster, push, further, advance; see promote 1, support 2. See syn. study atsupport.

advocate Law Definition

n

One who actively assists, defends, pleads, prosecutes, speaks, writes, or otherwise supports the cause of another.

n

A lawyer.

v

To speak, write, or otherwise support a cause by argument.

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.

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