advocate
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
to act as an advocate: a father who advocates for his disabled child.
a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of): an advocate of peace.
a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.
Origin of advocate
1Other words for advocate
Other words from advocate
- ad·vo·ca·tive, adjective
- ad·vo·ca·tor, noun
- non·ad·vo·cate, noun
- pre·ad·vo·cate, noun
- pre·ad·vo·cate, verb (used with object), pre·ad·vo·cat·ed, pre·ad·vo·cat·ing.
- re·ad·vo·cate, verb (used with object), re·ad·vo·cat·ed, re·ad·vo·cat·ing.
- sub·ad·vo·cate, noun
- un·ad·vo·cat·ed, adjective
- well-ad·vo·cat·ed, adjective
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How to use advocate in a sentence
Then French obstetricians advocated that the method would reduce pain and create a birthing environment free of stress.
He said he had found it repulsive, because to him it had advocated Islamic militancy.
Religion, Race, and a Broadway Hit: The Making of ‘Disgraced’ | Tim Teeman | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPress releases show it briefly advocated against a prevailing wage for education projects in 2009 before falling off the radar.
Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP | Center for Public Integrity | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne set of officials advocated for a campaign to decimate ISIS in both countries by striking ISIS targets across Syria.
Why Obama Backed Off More ISIS Strikes: His Own Team Couldn’t Agree on a Syria Strategy | Josh Rogin, Eli Lake | August 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJulian Suvalescu, professor of practical ethics at Oxford, has advocated a position he calls “procreative beneficence.”
The collectivist state advocated by the socialist of to-day has scarcely anything in common with the communism of the middle ages.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe insurgent chief advocated an aggressive war, and in the same month it was decided to send more American troops to Manila.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanSuch "Socialistic" principles as these were the ones he advocated, not only by word but by his whole noble life.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondHe was one of those patriots who most warmly advocated the declaration of independence in congress, and was an able statesman.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThus, the dignity of the great plantation houses constructed during this period is attributed to the style advocated by Jefferson.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for advocate
(tr; may take a clause as object) to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of
a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter
a person who intercedes on behalf of another
a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law: See also barrister, solicitor, counsellor
Scots law the usual word for barrister
Origin of advocate
1Derived forms of advocate
- advocatory, adjective
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