advocate

Academic Word List, sublist 7.

About 8.68 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
3. noun A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent
4. noun 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.

5. verb To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
6. verb To encourage support for something.

   I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.

7. verb To engage in advocacy.

   We have been advocating for changes in immigration law.

8. verb To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.

Similar words

proponent counsel counselor counsellor recommend exponent preach urge counselor-at-law litigator

Often followed by

of for the a and in general that to

Word family

advocacy advocated advocates advocating advocation advocations advocative advocator advocators