ADVOCATE

advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent

(noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader

(noun) a lawyer who pleads cases in court

preach, advocate

(verb) speak, plead, or argue in favor of; “The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house”

recommend, urge, advocate

(verb) push for something; “The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

advocate (plural advocates)

Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

A person who speaks in support of something. [from 18th c.]

A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.

Verb

advocate (third-person singular simple present advocates, present participle advocating, simple past and past participle advocated)

(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.

(transitive) To encourage support for something.

(intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.

Synonyms

• See also advise

Anagrams

• avocated

Source: Wiktionary

Ad"vo*cate, n. Etym: [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr. L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare to call. See Advowee, Avowee, Vocal.]

1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same as "counsel," "counselor," or "barrister." In the civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same as "counsel" at the common law.

2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth.

3. Christ, considered as an intercessor. We have an Advocate with the Father. 1 John ii. 1. Faculty of advocates (Scot.), the Scottish bar in Edinburgh.

– Lord advocate (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer.

– Judge advocate. See under Judge.

Ad"vo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Advocating.] Etym: [See Advocate, n., Advoke, Avow.]

Definition: To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. To advocate the cause of thy client. Bp. Sanderson (1624). This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. Burke. Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause. Mitford.

Ad"vo*cate, v. i.

Definition: To act as advocate. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition