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advocate noun |ˈadvəәkəәt| 1 a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy: he was an untiring advocate of economic reform. 2 a person who puts a case on someone else's behalf: care managers can become advocates for their clients. • a professional pleader in a court of justice. solicitors may act as advocates in Crown Courts. • Scottish and South African term for barrister. verb |ˈadvəәkeɪt| [ with obj. ] publicly recommend or support: voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly. DERIVATIVES advocateship noun, advocation noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’. advocate noun 1 she was a powerful advocate of children's rights: champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, protector, patron; spokesman for, spokeswoman for, spokesperson for, speaker for, ca...
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