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advocate
ad·vo·cate A0107000 (ăd′və-kāt′)v. ad·vo·cat·ed, ad·vo·cat·ing, ad·vo·cates v.tr. To speak, plead, or argue in favor of: advocate a vegan diet. See Synonyms at support.v.intr. Usage Problem To act as an advocate: advocated for her patients; advocated for more stringent crime laws.n. (-kĭt)1. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender: an advocate of civil rights.2. One that pleads in another's behalf; an intercessor: advocates for abused children and spouses.3. A lawyer.
[From Middle English advocat, lawyer, from Old French advocat, from Latin advocātus, past participle of advocāre, to summon for counsel : ad-, ad- + vocāre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
ad′vo·ca′tion n.ad′vo·ca′tive, ad·voc′a·to′ry (ăd-vŏk′ə-tôr′ē, ăd′və-kə-) adj.ad′vo·ca′tor n.Usage Note: The standard form of the verb advocate is transitive, meaning "endorse" or "argue for," as in The teacher advocated a new educational technique, which was accepted by 85 percent of the Usage Panel in our 2014 survey. Many readers balk when the verb is used to express the same meaning in an intransitive form with the preposition for: less than half (45 percent) of the Panel approved of The teacher advocated for a new educational technique. The intransitive is more acceptable, however, when the object of for is the beneficiary of the advocacy rather than the idea or action being advocated: two-thirds of the Panel approved The teacher advocated for her at-risk students. A careful writer will use transitive advocate in sentences indicating the idea or action, restricting the intransitive to sentences indicating the beneficiaries.advocate vb (tr; may take a clause as object) to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of n 1. a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter 2. a person who intercedes on behalf of another 3. (Law) a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law. See also barrister, solicitor, counsellor 4. (Law) Scots law the usual word for barrister [C14: via Old French from Latin advocātus legal witness, advocate, from advocāre to call as witness, from vocāre to call] ˌadvoˈcatory adjad•vo•cate (v. ˈæd vəˌkeɪt; n. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt)
v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: to advocate higher salaries for teachers. n. 2. a person who speaks or writes in support of a cause, person, etc. (usu. fol. by of): an advocate of military intervention. 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. [1300–50; Middle English avocat < Middle French < Latin advocātus legal counselor, orig. past participle of advocāre to call to one's aid] ad`vo•ca′tion, n. ad′vo•ca`tive, adj. ad′vo•ca`tor, n. advocate
Past participle: advocated
Gerund: advocating
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| advocate | | advocate |
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| I advocate | | you advocate | | he/she/it advocates | | we advocate | | you advocate | | they advocate |
| Preterite |
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| I advocated | | you advocated | | he/she/it advocated | | we advocated | | you advocated | | they advocated |
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| I am advocating | | you are advocating | | he/she/it is advocating | | we are advocating | | you are advocating | | they are advocating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have advocated | | you have advocated | | he/she/it has advocated | | we have advocated | | you have advocated | | they have advocated |
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| I was advocating | | you were advocating | | he/she/it was advocating | | we were advocating | | you were advocating | | they were advocating |
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| I had advocated | | you had advocated | | he/she/it had advocated | | we had advocated | | you had advocated | | they had advocated |
| Future |
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| I will advocate | | you will advocate | | he/she/it will advocate | | we will advocate | | you will advocate | | they will advocate |
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| I will have advocated | | you will have advocated | | he/she/it will have advocated | | we will have advocated | | you will have advocated | | they will have advocated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be advocating | | you will be advocating | | he/she/it will be advocating | | we will be advocating | | you will be advocating | | they will be advocating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been advocating | | you have been advocating | | he/she/it has been advocating | | we have been advocating | | you have been advocating | | they have been advocating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been advocating | | you will have been advocating | | he/she/it will have been advocating | | we will have been advocating | | you will have been advocating | | they will have been advocating |
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| I had been advocating | | you had been advocating | | he/she/it had been advocating | | we had been advocating | | you had been advocating | | they had been advocating |
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| I would advocate | | you would advocate | | he/she/it would advocate | | we would advocate | | you would advocate | | they would advocate |
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| I would have advocated | | you would have advocated | | he/she/it would have advocated | | we would have advocated | | you would have advocated | | they would have advocated |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  advocate - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an ideaadvocator, exponent, proponentindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"apologist, justifier, vindicator - a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment"constitutionalist - an advocate of constitutional governmentDarwinian - an advocate of Darwinismpopulist, democrat - an advocate of democratic principlesfederalist - an advocate of federalismGnostic - an advocate of Gnosticismhumanist, humanitarian - an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humansideologist, ideologue - an advocate of some ideologyinternationalist - an advocate of internationalismirredentist, irridentist - an advocate of irredentismisolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairsJansenist - an advocate of Jansenismlibertarian - an advocate of libertarianismMaoist - an advocate of MaoismMarxist - an advocate of Marxismnationalist - an advocate of national independence of or a strong national governmentneoclassicist - an advocate of neoclassicismneutralist - an advocate of neutrality in international affairsnullifier - an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal lawsdrumbeater, partisan, zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of somethingpartitionist - an advocate of partitioning a countryPlatonist - an advocate of Platonismpro-lifer - an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortionpresenter, sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)protectionist - an advocate of protectionismrepublican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)ritualist - an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic formsruralist - an advocate of rural livingsecessionist - an advocate of secessionismsecularist - an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and educationseparationist, separatist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"supremacist - a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all othersteleologist - advocate of teleologyThatcherite - an advocate of Thatcherismunilateralist - an advocate of unilateralism | | 2. |  advocate - a lawyer who pleads cases in court counsel, counselor-at-law, pleader, counsellor, counselorlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice | | Verb | 1. |  advocate - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"recommend, urgepropose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" | | 2. | advocate - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"preachurge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"preachify, sermonise, sermonize, moralise, moralize - speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" |
advocateverb1. recommend, support, champion, encourage, propose, favour, defend, promote, urge, advise, justify, endorse, campaign for, prescribe, speak for, uphold, press for, argue for, commend, plead for, espouse, countenance, hold a brief for (informal) He advocates fewer government controls on business.
recommend oppose, resist, contradict, take issue with, speak against, take a stand againstnoun1. supporter, spokesman, champion, defender, speaker, pleader, campaigner, promoter, counsellor, backer, proponent, apostle, apologist, upholder, proposer He was a strong advocate of free market policies.2. (Law) lawyer, attorney, solicitor, counsel, barrister When she became an advocate there were only a few women practising.advocateverbTo aid the cause of by approving or favoring:back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold.Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.Translationsadvocate (ˈӕdvəkət) noun a supporter, a person who is in favour (of). an advocate of reform. 提倡者 提倡者，拥护者 (-keit) verb to recommend. He advocated increasing the charges. 提倡 提倡advocate
angel's advocateOne who looks for and argues in support of the positive aspects and benefits of a certain argument, whether or not they believe them to be true. it is the opposite of a "devil's advocate," who argues against something for the sake of argument, not due to a personal opinion. I know a lot of people oppose the building of a new railway, but let me play angel's advocate for a second and tell you about all the ways it will improve our city!See also: advocatebe (the) devil's advocateTo argue against or attack an idea, argument, or proposition—even if one is in favor of it—for the sake of debate or to further examine its strength, validity, or details. Refers to the "Advocatus Diaboli," a person employed by the Catholic Church to argue against the canonization of a saint (and therefore help determine if that person is truly worthy of sainthood). I'm all for universal health care, but I'll be devil's advocate in asking how the government intends to fund such a massive undertaking. Tom is always the devil's advocate in any given conversation because he loves picking apart other people's arguments.See also: advocateplay (the) devil's advocateTo argue against or attack an idea, argument, or proposition—even if one is in favor of it—for the sake of debate or to further examine its strength, validity, or details. Refers to the "Advocatus Diaboli," a person employed by the Catholic Church to argue against the canonization of a saint (and therefore help determine if that person is truly worthy of sainthood). I'm all for universal health care, but I'll play devil's advocate in asking how the government intends to fund such a massive undertaking. Tom is always playing devil's advocate in any given conversation because he loves picking apart other people's arguments.See also: advocate, playdevil's advocateOne who argues against or attacks an idea, argument, or proposition—even if one is in favor of it—for the sake of debate or to further examine its strength, validity, or details. Refers to the "Advocatus Diaboli," a person employed by the Catholic Church to argue against the canonization of a saint (and therefore help determine if that person is truly worthy of sainthood). I'm all for universal health care, but let me be the devil's advocate for a moment. How do you propose the government fund such a massive undertaking? Tom always plays devil's advocate in any given conversation because he loves picking apart other people's arguments.See also: advocateplay (the) devil's advocateFig. to put forward arguments against or objections to a proposition-which one may actually agree with-purely to test the validity of the proposition. (The devil's advocate opposes the canonization of a saint in order to prove that the grounds for canonization are sound.) I agree with your plan. I'm just playing the devil's advocate so you'll know what the opposition will say. Mary offered to play devil's advocate and argue against our case so that we would find out any flaws in it.See also: advocate, playdevil's advocateOne who argues against a cause or position either for the sake of argument or to help determine its validity. For example, My role in the campaign is to play devil's advocate to each new policy before it's introduced to the public . This term comes from the Roman Catholic Church, where advocatus diaboli (Latin for "devil's advocate") signifies an official who is appointed to present arguments against a proposed canonization or beatification. It was transferred to wider use in the mid-1700s. See also: advocateplay devil's advocate COMMON If you play devil's advocate in a discussion, you pretend to disagree with what someone says in order to make the discussion interesting or to make people think hard about an issue. My motive for playing devil's advocate is to provoke them into thinking about what we mean when we say something is `genetic'. Note: People also use devil's advocate to describe someone who acts in this way. Interviewers may take on the role of devil's advocate simply to see how effectively you can support your idea in the face of opposition.See also: advocate, playplay devil's advocate take a side in an argument that is the opposite of what you really want or think. A translation of the Latin phrase advocatus diaboli , devil's advocate is the popular name for the official in the Roman Catholic Church who puts the case against a candidate for canonization or beatification; he is more properly known as promotor fidei ‘promoter of the faith’. 1994 Jude Deveraux The Invitation She had played devil's advocate with herself a thousand times. See also: advocate, playa/the devil’s ˈadvocate a person who argues against something, even though they really agree with it, just to test the arguments for it: Helen doesn’t really think that women shouldn’t go out to work. She just likes to play devil’s advocate.See also: advocatedevil's advocate, (to play)To take a position against something that many others support, either for the sake of argument or to examine its validity. The term is a translation of the Latin advocatus diaboli, an official appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to argue against a proposed canonization. By the 1700s it was extended to broader use. R. Buchanan used it in The Heir of Linne (1887), “Even the Socialist party regarded him as a devil’s advocate, and washed their hands of him.” More recently, David Baldacci had it in Hour Game (2004), “‘Didn’t you try your best to convince me he was innocent?’ . . . ‘Just playing devil’s advocate.’”advocate
advocate: see attorneyattorney,
agent put in place of another to manage particular affairs of the principal. An attorney in fact is an agent who conducts business under authority that is controlled and limited by a written document called a letter, or power, of attorney granted by the principal.
..... Click the link for more information. .Advocate a person who practices the profession of rendering legal assistance. In the USSR, an advocate must be a citizen and must have a higher education in law and no less than two years of experience in legal work. A person who does not have a higher legal education but does have at least five years of experience in legal work may be admitted to a college of advocates (Kollegiia advokatov ) by permission of the council of ministers of an autonomous republic or the executive committee of a regional (territorial) soviet of workers’ deputies. Advocates are subject to the general labor legislation with the specific conditions of their work taken into consideration. Soviet advocates render legal assistance to the population, enterprises, institutions, and organizations in the form of consultation and advice on legal questions, interpretation of and information on legislation, the preparation of complaints, petitions, and other legal documents. Advocates act as defense counsels for persons under indictment or as representatives of civil plaintiffs, defendants, and victims in criminal cases and as representatives of the parties or other participants in civil cases. In some cases, legislation provides for the mandatory participation of an advocate in the proceedings—for instance, in all cases of crimes committed by minors. In cases of crimes of minors or of persons whose physical or mental handicaps prevent them from exercising their right of defense, an advocate may act as defense counsel from the moment the charge is made. In all other cases, he may do so from the moment the defendant has been informed of the completion of the preliminary investigation. The colleges of advocates may conclude agreements with institutions, enterprises, organizations, and kolkhozes on conducting cases for them in courts and arbitration tribunals. An advocate is obligated to use all the methods and techniques of defense specified by law to bring out the circumstances that might lead to the acquittal of the defendant or to the mitigation of his responsibility and to render all necessary help to the defendant. An advocate does not have the right to withdraw from a case he has assumed or to divulge information that he has received in the process of rendering legal assistance. In the USSR, advocates’ services are accessible to the population, thanks to a wide network of legal consultation offices and the low fees for services. In many cases, legal assistance is rendered free of charge: in labor cases, in cases on collecting alimony, and in preparing various statements for disabled persons of the first and second groups, for enlisted men, and others. Oral information is also rendered free. The presidium of the college of advocates or the manager of a legal consultation office may also waive the fee for other types of legal aid, depending on the financial situation of the person who has asked for legal help. In contrast to bourgeois states, there is no private law practice in the USSR and other socialist countries. Every advocate must be a member of the college of advocates, through which he receives all cases or other commissions to render legal assistance. In the USSR, all advocates have equal rights and can plead in any court. There is no division of advocates into higher and lower categories such as existed in prerevolutionary Russia (sworn attorney and private attorney, the latter allowed to plead only in a lower court) or such as still exists in Britain (barrister and solicitor) and in France (avocat and avoué). T. N. DOBROVOL’SKAIA advocate1. a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law 2. Scots Law the usual word for barristeradvocate
Advocate Ethics noun A person who acts on the behalf of or speaks for another—e.g., for a cause or plea, often in the context of a legal proceeding.
verb To act or speak for another person or group of persons.
Law A person who speaks on behalf of others, protecting their rights.
MedspeakUK A person who can support a service user or carer through contact with health services. Advocates will attend meetings with patients and help service users or carers to express concerns or wishes to health care professionals. Although many people can act as an advocate (friend, relative, member of staff), advocacy services can be accessed through an NHS Trust.advocate Ethics noun (pron. ad´ ve ket) A person who acts on the behalf of or speaks for another–eg, for a cause or plea. See Amicus curiæ verb (pron. ad ve ka´t) To act or speak for another person or group of personad·vo·cate (ad'vŏ-kăt) nursing A person who speaks on behalf of another. [L. advocatus, counsel, supporter, fr. advoco, to consult]advocate
Related to advocate: devil's advocateAdvocateTo support or defend by argument; to recommend publicly. An individual who presents or argues another's case; one who gives legal advice and pleads the cause of another before a court or tribunal; a counselor. A person admitted to the Practice of Law who advises clients of their legal rights and argues their cases in court. advocate in Scotland, a member of the faculty of advocates. (Note, however, that in Aberdeen solicitors call themselves advocates.) An advocate is the Scottish equivalent of a BARRISTER. Advocates have the exclusive right to represent parties in the higher courts, subject, since legislation first introduced in 1990, to the provision that a SOLICITOR ADVOCATE is allowed to appear in these courts as well. The Faculty is a self-regulating body dating from the early 16th century. Its head is the elected Dean of Faculty. He is assisted by a Council. Training and education involves an LLB degree and a diploma in legal practice. The aspiring advocate breaks off the period of traineeship in a solicitor's office and then spends a period of pupillage, assisting and learning from his pupil master. Specialized court skills training is given. The entrant has to be elected at the end of the process. The professional code of the advocate is similar to that of the barrister, involving an obligation to act for any client willing to pay the necessary fee. The barrister's immunity for negligence having been departed from, it may reasonably be assumed that advocates will now be liable for their negligence in Scotland. Advocates do not practise in chambers; rather they are independent. They do arrange to have one clerk act for a number of advocates. Although the advocate's fee is legally an honorarium and not recoverable through the courts, the Faculty established Faculty Services Ltd, which acts as a debt collector for members and provides them with general office services. ADVOCATE, civil and ecclesiastical law. 1. An officer who maintains or defends the rights of his client in the same manner as the counsellor does inthe common law.
2. Lord Advocate. An, officer of state in Scotland, appointed by theking, to advise about the making and executing the law, to prosecute capitalcrimes, &c.
3. College or faculty of advocates. A college consisting of 180persons, appointed to plead in. all actions before the lords of sessions.
4. Church or ecclesiastical advocates. Pleaders appointed by the churchto maintain its rights.
5.-2. A patron who has the advowson or presentation to a church.Tech. Dict.; Ayl. Per. 53; Dane Ab. c.,31, Sec. 20. See Counsellor at law;Honorarium. See ADV
See AD Visionadvocate
Related to advocate: devil's advocateSynonyms for advocateverb recommendSynonyms- recommend
- support
- champion
- encourage
- propose
- favour
- defend
- promote
- urge
- advise
- justify
- endorse
- campaign for
- prescribe
- speak for
- uphold
- press for
- argue for
- commend
- plead for
- espouse
- countenance
- hold a brief for
Antonyms- oppose
- resist
- contradict
- take issue with
- speak against
- take a stand against
noun supporterSynonyms- supporter
- spokesman
- champion
- defender
- speaker
- pleader
- campaigner
- promoter
- counsellor
- backer
- proponent
- apostle
- apologist
- upholder
- proposer
noun lawyerSynonyms- lawyer
- attorney
- solicitor
- counsel
- barrister
Synonyms for advocateverb to aid the cause of by approving or favoringSynonyms- back
- champion
- endorse
- get behind
- plump for
- recommend
- side with
- stand behind
- stand by
- support
- uphold
Synonyms for advocatenoun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an ideaSynonyms- advocator
- exponent
- proponent
Related Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- apologist
- justifier
- vindicator
- constitutionalist
- Darwinian
- populist
- democrat
- federalist
- Gnostic
- humanist
- humanitarian
- ideologist
- ideologue
- internationalist
- irredentist
- irridentist
- isolationist
- Jansenist
- libertarian
- Maoist
- Marxist
- nationalist
- neoclassicist
- neutralist
- nullifier
- drumbeater
- partisan
- zealot
- partitionist
- Platonist
- pro-lifer
- presenter
- sponsor
- protectionist
- republican
- ritualist
- ruralist
- secessionist
- secularist
- separationist
- separatist
- spokesperson
- representative
- interpreter
- voice
- suffragist
- admirer
- booster
- protagonist
- supporter
- champion
- friend
- supremacist
- teleologist
- Thatcherite
- unilateralist
noun a lawyer who pleads cases in courtSynonyms- counsel
- counselor-at-law
- pleader
- counsellor
- counselor
Related Words- law
- jurisprudence
- attorney
- lawyer
verb push for somethingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb speak, plead, or argue in favor ofSynonymsRelated Words- urge
- urge on
- exhort
- press
- preachify
- sermonise
- sermonize
- moralise
- moralize
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