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Definition of Advocate
1. Noun. A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Apologist, Justifier, Vindicator, Constitutionalist, Darwinian, Democrat, Populist, Federalist, Gnostic, Humanist, Humanitarian, Ideologist, Ideologue, Internationalist, Irredentist, Irridentist, Isolationist, Jansenist, Libertarian, Maoist, Marxist, Nationalist, Neoclassicist, Neutralist, Nullifier, Drumbeater, Partisan, Zealot, Partitionist, Platonist, Pro-lifer, Presenter, Sponsor, Protectionist, Republican, Ritualist, Ruralist, Secessionist, Secularist, Separationist, Separatist, Interpreter, Representative, Spokesperson, Voice, Suffragist, Admirer, Booster, Champion, Friend, Protagonist, Supporter, Supremacist, Teleologist, Thatcherite, Unilateralist
Derivative terms: Propound
2. Verb. Push for something. "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
Generic synonyms: Advise, Propose, Suggest
Derivative terms: Recommendation, Urgency, Urgent
3. Noun. A lawyer who pleads cases in court.
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Attorney, Lawyer
Derivative terms: Counsel, Counsellorship, Counselorship, Plead
4. Verb. Speak, plead, or argue in favor of. "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
Generic synonyms: Exhort, Press, Urge, Urge On
Specialized synonyms: Moralise, Moralize, Preachify, Sermonise, Sermonize
Derivative terms: Advocacy, Advocator, Preaching
Definition of Advocate
1. n. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.
2. v. t. To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
3. v. i. To act as advocate.
Definition of Advocate
1. Noun. Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
2. Noun. Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
3. Noun. A person who speaks in support of something. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹
4. Noun. A person who supports someone to make their voice heard, or ideally to speak up for themselves. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To argue for someone else. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To encourage support for something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Advocate
1. to speak in favor of [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Medical Definition of Advocate
1. A person who acts on behalf of another, usually for a cause or plea. (16 Dec 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Advocate
Literary usage of Advocate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"On the return of Lord Derby to power in 1858, he again became lord advocate, and
on 3 March was returned to the House of Commons as member for Stamford, ..."
2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1906)
"Mechanics' Gazette, Philadelphia, 1828- Mechanics', Farmers' & Workingmen's
advocate, Portland, Me., 1831- Mechanics", Operativa' Sr Laborer*" advocate, ..."
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