- n. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (view details)
- n. a lawyer who pleads cases in court (view details)
- v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of (view details)
- v. push for something (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Synonym(s): advocator ( what does advocator stand for? ), exponent ( what does exponent stand for? ), proponent ( what does proponent stand for? )
advocate is derived from: advocate ( what does advocate stand for? ), preach ( what does preach stand for? ), propound ( what does propound stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) a lawyer who pleads cases in court
Synonym(s): counsel ( what does counsel stand for? ), counsellor ( what does counsellor stand for? ), counselor ( what does counselor stand for? ), counselor-at-law ( what does counselor-at-law stand for? ), pleader ( what does pleader stand for? )
advocate is derived from: advise ( what does advise stand for? ), counsel, plead ( what does plead stand for? )
Meaning 3: (verb) speak, plead, or argue in favour of
Usage Example(s): The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house
Synonym(s): preach
advocate is derived from: advocacy, advocate, advocator, exponent, preaching ( what does preaching stand for? ), proponent, sermon ( what does sermon stand for? )
Meaning 4: (verb) push for something
Usage Example(s): The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
Synonym(s): recommend ( what does recommend stand for? ), urge ( what does urge stand for? )
advocate is derived from: importunity ( what does importunity stand for? ), recommendation ( what does recommendation stand for? ), urgency ( what does urgency stand for? ), urging ( what does urging stand for? )
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