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ad·vo·cate
(ăd′və-kāt′)v. ad·vo·cat·ed, ad·vo·cat·ing, ad·vo·cates
v.tr.
To speak, plead, or argue in favor of: advocate a vegan diet. See Synonyms at support.
v.intr.
Usage Problem To act as an advocate: advocated for her patients; advocated for more stringent crime laws.
n. (-kĭt)
1. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender: an advocate of civil rights.
2. One that pleads in another's behalf; an intercessor: advocates for abused children and spouses.
3. A lawyer.
[From Middle English advocat, lawyer, from Old French advocat, from Latin advocātus, past participle of advocāre, to summon for counsel : ad-, ad- + vocāre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
ad′vo·ca′tion n.
ad′vo·ca′tive, ad·voc′a·to′ry (ăd-vŏk′ə-tôr′ē, ăd′və-kə-) adj.
ad′vo·ca′tor n.
Usage Note: The standard form of the verb advocate is transitive, meaning "endorse" or "argue for," as in The teacher advocated a new educational technique, which was accepted by 85 percent of the Usage Panel in our 2014 survey. Many readers balk when the verb is used to express the same meaning in an intransitive form with the preposition for: less than half (45 percent) of the Panel approved of The teacher advocated for a new educational technique. The intransitive is more acceptable, however, when the object of for is the beneficiary of the advocacy rather than the idea or action being advocated: two-thirds of the Panel approved The teacher advocated for her at-risk students. A careful writer will use transitive advocate in sentences indicating the idea or action, restricting the intransitive to sentences indicating the beneficiaries.
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advocate
vb
(tr; may take a clause as object) to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of
n
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
4. (Law) Scots law the usual word for barrister
[C14: via Old French from Latin advocātus legal witness, advocate, from advocāre to call as witness, from vocāre to call]
ˌadvoˈcatory adj
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ad•vo•cate
(v. ˈæd vəˌkeɪt; n. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt)v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: to advocate higher salaries for teachers.
n. 2. a person who speaks or writes in support of a cause, person, etc. (usu. fol. by of): an advocate of military intervention.
3. a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
4. a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.
[1300–50; Middle English avocat < Middle French < Latin advocātus legal counselor, orig. past participle of advocāre to call to one's aid]
ad`vo•ca′tion, n.
ad′vo•ca`tive, adj.
ad′vo•ca`tor, n.
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advocate
Past participle: advocated
Gerund: advocating
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| Noun | 1. |  advocate - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an ideaindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" apologist, justifier, vindicator - a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" constitutionalist - an advocate of constitutional government Darwinian - an advocate of Darwinism federalist - an advocate of federalism Gnostic - an advocate of Gnosticism humanist, humanitarian - an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans ideologist, ideologue - an advocate of some ideology internationalist - an advocate of internationalism irredentist, irridentist - an advocate of irredentism isolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairs Jansenist - an advocate of Jansenism libertarian - an advocate of libertarianism Maoist - an advocate of Maoism Marxist - an advocate of Marxism nationalist - an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government neoclassicist - an advocate of neoclassicism neutralist - an advocate of neutrality in international affairs nullifier - an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws partitionist - an advocate of partitioning a country Platonist - an advocate of Platonism pro-lifer - an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion presenter, sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) protectionist - an advocate of protectionism republican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) ritualist - an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms ruralist - an advocate of rural living secessionist - an advocate of secessionism secularist - an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education separationist, separatist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" supremacist - a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others teleologist - advocate of teleology Thatcherite - an advocate of Thatcherism unilateralist - an advocate of unilateralism |
| 2. |  advocate - a lawyer who pleads cases in court law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. |  advocate - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" |
| 2. | advocate - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" |
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advocate
verb
1. recommend, support, champion, encourage, propose, favour, defend, promote, urge, advise, justify, endorse, campaign for, prescribe, speak for, uphold, press for, argue for, commend, plead for, espouse, countenance, hold a brief for (informal) He advocates fewer government controls on business.
recommend oppose, resist, contradict, take issue with, speak against, take a stand against
recommend oppose, resist, contradict, take issue with, speak against, take a stand against
noun
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advocate
verbTo aid the cause of by approving or favoring:
back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold.
Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.
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Translations
مُؤَيِّد، مُنَاصِريُؤَيِّد، يُنَاصِر
obhájceadvokáthájit
anbefaleforkæmperfortaler
asianajaja
szószóló
mæla meîtalsmaîur
rėmėjasšalininkassiūlyti
aizstāvētaizstāvisatbalstītpiekritējs
hájiť
advokatförespråka
advocate
A. [ˈædvəkeɪt] VT (= be in favour of) → abogar por, ser partidario de
what do you advocate? → ¿qué nos aconsejas?
I advocate doing nothing → yo recomiendo no hacer nada
what do you advocate? → ¿qué nos aconsejas?
I advocate doing nothing → yo recomiendo no hacer nada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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advocate
n
vt → eintreten für; plan etc → befürworten; those who advocate extending the licensing laws → die, die eine Verlängerung der Öffnungszeiten befürworten; what course of action would you advocate? → welche Maßnahmen würden Sie empfehlen?
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advocate
[n ˈædvəkɪt; vb ˈædvəkeɪt]1. n (Scot) (Law) → avvocato (difensore) (fig) → sostenitore/trice
to be an advocate of → essere a favore di
to be an advocate of → essere a favore di
2. vt → sostenere la validità di, propugnare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
advocate
(ˈӕdvəkət) noun a supporter, a person who is in favour (of). an advocate of reform.
(-keit) verb to recommend. He advocated increasing the charges.
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advocate
n defensor -ra mf; patient — defensor del pacienteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.