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- Dictionaryadvocate
noun
- 1. a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy: "he was an untiring advocate of economic reform" Similar Opposite
- 2. a person who puts a case on someone else's behalf: "care managers can become advocates for their clients"
verb
- 1. publicly recommend or support: "voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly"
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to speak for, support, or represent a person or group of people who may need extra help or protection: A lot of people living in desperate poverty are taken advantage of and need someone to advocate for them. The Education Trust advocates on behalf of disadvantaged and minority students. [ I ] to speak for or defend someone in a court of law:
- English (US)
someone who publicly supports or recommends an idea, a...
- Traditional
ADVOCATE translate: 主張;擁護;支持;提倡, 辯護律師. Learn more in the...
- Vietnamese Translation
ADVOCATE translate: người ủng hộ, luật sư bào chữa, tán...
- Advocate: Thai Translation
ADVOCATE translate: ผู้ให้การสนับสนุน, ทนายความ, แนะนำ....
- Advocate in Russian
ADVOCATE translate: поддерживать , сторонник , адвокат ....
- Advocate in Spanish
ADVOCATE translate: recomendar, defender, abogar por,...
- Advocate in French
ADVOCATE translate: recommander, préconiser, partisan/-ane...
- Devil's Advocate
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE definition: 1. someone who pretends, in an...
- English (US)
1. : one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal. an advocate of liberal arts education. 2. : one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group. a consumer advocate. an advocate for women's health. He has paid respectful attention to the home schooling movement by meeting with its advocates and endorsing their cause.
someone who publicly supports or recommends an idea, a policy, etc.: He's a strong advocate of state ownership of the railroads. She is known as an advocate for tax cuts.
An advocate is anyone who adds that voice by representing another person in court, or by supporting or working toward a particular course of action. Definitions of advocate (/ˈædvəkət/) noun. a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea. synonyms: advocator, exponent, proponent. see more.
Advocate definition: to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly. See examples of ADVOCATE used in a sentence.
public support of an idea, plan, or way of doing something: an advocacy group/organization He got a reminder from the business advocacy group that he should be looking at taxes. LAW. the work of defending people in court: The Prison Law Office provides free legal advocacy to inmates.
1. a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter. 2. a person who intercedes on behalf of another. 3. (Law) a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law. See also barrister, solicitor, counsellor.
