advocate
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
to act as an advocate: a father who advocates for his disabled child.
a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of): an advocate of peace.
a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.
Origin of advocate
1Other words for advocate
Other words from advocate
- ad·vo·ca·tive, adjective
- ad·vo·ca·tor, noun
- non·ad·vo·cate, noun
- pre·ad·vo·cate, noun
- pre·ad·vo·cate, verb (used with object), pre·ad·vo·cat·ed, pre·ad·vo·cat·ing.
- re·ad·vo·cate, verb (used with object), re·ad·vo·cat·ed, re·ad·vo·cat·ing.
- sub·ad·vo·cate, noun
- un·ad·vo·cat·ed, adjective
- well-ad·vo·cat·ed, adjective
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How to use advocate in a sentence
The District has so far managed to avoid a second spike in cases at nursing homes, a feat that industry advocates attribute in large part to regular, government-funded testing for all employees, industry advocates say.
Maryland and Virginia nursing homes battle explosive covid-19 outbreaks — again | Rebecca Tan, Rachel Chason | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostDisabilities advocates say putting children in seclusion rooms is inhumane and causes lasting trauma, though some school officials say they need the option to educate students with significant behavioral challenges.
National Ban on School Use of Seclusion and Restraint of Students Introduced in Congress | by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune | November 19, 2020 | ProPublicaAkilah Richards, host of the podcast, “Fare of the Free Child,” and leading advocate in the self-directed education movement, said something on an episode that shook the ground for me.
Distance learning was a disaster. So I decided to teach my daughter myself. | Tracey Lewis-Giggetts | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostAs many betting and prediction market advocates claim, the value of using betting odds to predict political outcomes stems from the fact that “odds are based on people placing real money on an actual prediction,” US-Bookies notes.
Betting markets called the presidential election more accurately than polls | reymashayekhi | November 19, 2020 | Fortune“In order to solve this problem, we need structural change, we need policy change,” said Andrea Downing, a security researcher and privacy rights advocate who started a nonprofit for supporting online health communities called the Light Collective.
Why it’s easy to hate Facebook but hard to leave | Heather Kelly | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
Jumaane Williams, a City Council member known for advocating police reform, spoke at the press conference.
Eric Garner Protesters Have a Direct Line to City Hall | Jacob Siegel | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThose advocating justice should first obey the rule of law themselves.
And they did so with a clear policy agenda, advocating for the needs of an affected community and trying to enact change.
Amid Unrest, Afghan Women Push For Role in Peace Process | Molly Raskin | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSteinauer has a long history of advocating for change in abortion education from within medical institutions themselves.
The measures these women are advocating will pass, Pelosi said.
Square Deal, New Deal, and Now, From Hillary Clinton, a “Fair Shot” | Eleanor Clift | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was requested to write a periodical advocating and unifying under our political belief, the national feelings.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King“I bet they been advocating the taking of us in,” chuckled Jimmy.
Mr. Opp | Alice Hegan RiceEvery one of the Senators, so the Parisians suggested, had 30,000 francs' worth of reasons for advocating the change.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonThese two noblemen were accused of advocating other designs which were very obnoxious to the Roman Catholic party.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdI am far from advocating a breaking down of the barrier between literary and vernacular speech.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections | William Archer
British Dictionary definitions for advocate
(tr; may take a clause as object) to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of
a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter
a person who intercedes on behalf of another
a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law: See also barrister, solicitor, counsellor
Scots law the usual word for barrister
Origin of advocate
1Derived forms of advocate
- advocatory, adjective
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