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advocate
[ verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly:
He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
verb (used without object)
- to act as an advocate:
a father who advocates for his disabled child.
noun
- a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of ):
an advocate of peace.
Synonyms: , ,
- a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
- a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
advocate
verb
- tr; may take a clause as object to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of
noun
- a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter
- a person who intercedes on behalf of another
- Scots law the usual word for barrister
Derived Forms
- ËŒ²¹»å±¹´Çˈ³¦²¹³Ù´Ç°ù²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹î€…t¾±±¹±ð adjective
- ²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹î€…t´Ç°ù noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹³Ù±ð noun
- ±è°ù±ð·²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹³Ù±ð noun
- ±è°ù±ð·²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) preadvocated preadvocating
- °ù±ð·²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) readvocated readvocating
- ²õ³Ü²ú·²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹³Ù±ð noun
- ³Ü²Ô·²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹³Ùe»å adjective
- ·É±ð±ô±ô-²¹»åv´Ç·³¦²¹³Ùe»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of advocate1
Example Sentences
Yet South Korea urgently needs a new leader who can advocate for the country as whole, having been without one for months.
Voting rights advocates say the requirement would disenfranchise many American citizens who have the right to vote but do not have such documentation readily available.
Survival International, a group that advocates for the rights of tribal people, said the alleged act endangered the man's own life and the lives of the tribe, calling it "deeply disturbing".
Republicans have advocated impeaching judges for rulings against Trump, a stance that drew a rare public pushback from Chief Justice Roberts.
Trump has been advocating for tariffs since he took to the campaign trail, where he proclaimed that foreign countries have long been “ripping off†America.
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