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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ屹ˈٴǰ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • v·t adjective
  • v·tǰ noun
  • ԴDz·v·ٱ noun
  • ·v·ٱ noun
  • ·v·ٱ verb (used with object) preadvocated preadvocating
  • ·v·ٱ verb (used with object) readvocated readvocating
  • ܲ·v·ٱ noun
  • ܲ·v·e adjective
  • ɱ-v·e adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of advocate1

First recorded in 1300–50; from Latin 屹dzٳܲ “legal counselor,” originally past participle of 屹dz “to call to one's aid,” equivalent to ad- ad- + dz “to call” (akin to ō voice ); replacing Middle English avocat, from Middle French
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Word History and Origins

Origin of advocate1

C14: via Old French from Latin 屹dzٳܲ legal witness, advocate, from 屹dz to call as witness, from dz to call
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Example Sentences

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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 — whether there was shooting, or bombardments or fighting, and he never tired of advocating for the church in Gaza.

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The rules have put some undocumented families in a desperate situation, leaving children who crossed the border unaccompanied languishing for months in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the advocates say.

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“The economy does best when government doesn’t pick winners and losers,” said Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow of business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, a California-based think tank that advocates for free markets.

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English Football League chairman Rick Parry has been an advocate for an independent regulator, but the Premier League fears it could impact on competitiveness and investment.

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