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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

  • ËŒ²¹»å±¹´Çˈ³¦²¹³Ù´Ç°ù²â, adjective
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of advocate1

First recorded in 1300–50; from Latin ²¹»å±¹´Ç³¦Äå³Ù³Ü²õ “legal counselor,†originally past participle of ²¹»å±¹´Ç³¦Äå°ù±ð “to call to one's aid,†equivalent to ad- ad- + ±¹´Ç³¦Äå°ù±ð “to call†(akin to ±¹Å³æ voice ); replacing Middle English avocat, from Middle French
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of advocate1

C14: via Old French from Latin ²¹»å±¹´Ç³¦Äå³Ù³Ü²õ legal witness, advocate, from ²¹»å±¹´Ç³¦Äå°ù±ð to call as witness, from ±¹´Ç³¦Äå°ù±ð to call
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Example Sentences

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Yet South Korea urgently needs a new leader who can advocate for the country as whole, having been without one for months.

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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.

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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".

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Republicans have advocated impeaching judges for rulings against Trump, a stance that drew a rare public pushback from Chief Justice Roberts.

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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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