advocate
Meaning of advocate
noun
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
- Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
- A person who speaks in support of something.
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.
- To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- To encourage support for something.
I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.
- (with for) To engage in advocacy.
We have been advocating for changes in immigration law.
Information about advocate
- The plural form of advocate is: advocates.
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Hyphenation of advocate
ad-vo-cate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- advocate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
advocate synonyms
Meaning advocator:
advocator, proponent, exponent
Meaning counsel:
counsel, counselor, counsellor, pleader
Meaning recommend:
Meaning preach:
Translation of advocate
- French: préconiser, plaider, avocat, partisan, proposeur
- Portuguese: advocar
- Spanish: abogar, apoyar, partidario, proponente, partidaria, defensor, aconsejar, recomendar
- German: plädieren, werben, Verfechter, Befürworter, Verteidiger, Fürsprecher
- Italian: sostenere, appoggiare, supportare, partigiano, sollecitare, consigliare, raccomandare
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