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Definition of Advocate
1. Noun. A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea.
Exact synonyms: Advocator, Exponent, Proponent
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
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"
Exact synonyms: Recommend, Urge
Generic synonyms: Advise, Propose, Suggest
Derivative terms: Recommendation, Urgency, Urgent
Generic synonyms: Advise, Propose, Suggest
Derivative terms: Recommendation, Urgency, Urgent
3. Noun. A lawyer who pleads cases in court.
Exact synonyms: Counsel, Counsellor, Counselor, Counselor-at-law, Pleader
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Attorney, Lawyer
Derivative terms: Counsel, Counsellorship, Counselorship, Plead
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"
Exact synonyms: Preach
Generic synonyms: Exhort, Press, Urge, Urge On
Specialized synonyms: Moralise, Moralize, Preachify, Sermonise, Sermonize
Derivative terms: Advocacy, Advocator, Preaching
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. 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
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