[v. ad-vuh-keyt; n. ad-vuh-kit, -keyt] 
verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing, noun | 1. | to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers. |
| 2. | a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually fol. by of): an advocate of peace. |
| 3. | a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor. |
| 4. | a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law. |
