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advocate

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noun

ad·​vo·​cate ˈad-və-kət How to pronounce advocate (audio) -ˌkāt How to pronounce advocate (audio)
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: one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
an advocate of liberal arts education
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: one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group
a consumer advocate
an advocate for women's health
He has paid respectful attention to the home schooling movement by meeting with its advocates and endorsing their cause. Elizabeth Drew
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: one who pleads the cause of another
specifically : one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court

advocate

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verb

ad·​vo·​cate ˈad-və-ˌkāt How to pronounce advocate (audio)
advocated; advocating

transitive verb

: to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.) : to plead in favor of
They advocated a return to traditional teaching methods.
a group that advocates vegetarianism

intransitive verb

: to act as advocate for someone or something
… a tradition of advocating for the equality and civil rights of all people … Fred Kuhr
advocation noun
advocative adjective
Its mission is now more advocative—to represent business interests on local, state and national issues that affect the Southland. Nancy Yoshihara
advocator noun

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