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advocate

[ verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt ]

verb (used with object)

advocated, advocating.
  1. to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly:

    He advocated higher salaries for teachers.



verb (used without object)

advocated, advocating.
  1. to act as an advocate:

    a father who advocates for his disabled child.

noun

  1. a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of ):

    an advocate of peace.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
  3. a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

advocate

verb

  1. tr; may take a clause as object to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter
  2. a person who intercedes on behalf of another
  3. a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law See also barrister solicitor counsellor
  4. Scots law the usual word for barrister
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢补诲惫辞藞肠补迟辞谤测, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补诲顎僾辞路肠补顎卼颈惫别 adjective
  • 补诲顎僾辞路肠补顎卼辞谤 noun
  • 苍辞苍路补诲顎僾辞路肠补迟别 noun
  • 辫谤别路补诲顎僾辞路肠补迟别 noun
  • 辫谤别路补诲顎僾辞路肠补迟别顎 verb (used with object) preadvocated preadvocating
  • 谤别路补诲顎僾辞路肠补迟别顎 verb (used with object) readvocated readvocating
  • 蝉耻产路补诲顎僾辞路肠补迟别 noun
  • 耻苍路补诲顎僾辞路肠补迟顎卐诲 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒顎-补诲顎僾辞路肠补迟顎卐诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of advocate1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; from Latin 补诲惫辞肠腻迟耻蝉 鈥渓egal counselor,鈥 originally past participle of 补诲惫辞肠腻谤别 鈥渢o call to one's aid,鈥 equivalent to ad- ad- + 惫辞肠腻谤别 鈥渢o call鈥 (akin to 惫艒虫 voice ); replacing Middle English avocat, from Middle French
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of advocate1

C14: via Old French from Latin 补诲惫辞肠腻迟耻蝉 legal witness, advocate, from 补诲惫辞肠腻谤别 to call as witness, from 惫辞肠腻谤别 to call
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Example Sentences

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For more than half a decade, it鈥檚 struggled to get that done, infuriating lawyers, advocates and even judges.

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"I think it's important for us not to forget just to be advocates for things that are specific and concrete, and really affecting people."

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The hope, Nichols said, was that it would resonate with others and galvanize them to advocate for the government to change course.

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Newsom has advocated for the return of one asylum seeker who was sent, without charge or trial, to spend the rest of his life in a Salvadoran hellscape.

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Anton added that Francis had called no matter what the circumstance 鈥 whether there was shooting, or bombardments or fighting, and he never tired of advocating for the church in Gaza.

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