advocate
n.
defense counsel; attorney; supporter, follower, proponent, champion
v.
be in favor of, support; stand for, intercede for
Advocate
An advocate is one who speaks on behalf of another person, especially in a legal context. It is used primarliy in reference to the system of
Scots law,
Anglo-Dutch law and
Israeli law. Implicit in the concept is the notion that the represented lacks the knowledge, skill, ability, or standing to speak for themselves. The broad equivalent in many
English law-based jurisdictions is "
barrister".
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Advocate
advocate
Noun
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
(synonym) advocator, proponent, exponent
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) apologist, vindicator, justifier
(derivation) preach
2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court
(synonym) counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader
(hypernym) lawyer, attorney
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
(synonym) recommend, urge
(hypernym) propose, suggest, advise
2. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
(synonym) preach
(hypernym) urge, urge on, press, exhort
(hyponym) sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise
(derivation) advocator, proponent, exponent
Advocate
(v. i.)
To act as advocate.
(n.)
To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
(n.)
One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.
(n.)
One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth.
(n.)
Christ, considered as an intercessor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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