Advocate
11Advocate — Infobox Occupation name= PAGENAME caption= 19th century painting of advocates, by French artist Honoré Daumier official names= advocate barrister type= profession activity sector= law competencies= advocacy and interpersonal skills, analytical… …
12advocate */ — I UK [ˈædvəkeɪt] / US [ˈædvəˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms advocate : present tense I/you/we/they advocate he/she/it advocates present participle advocating past tense advocated past participle advocated to publicly support a particular… …
13advocate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb who supports sth ADJECTIVE ▪ ardent, effective, firm (esp. BrE), great, outspoken, powerful, staunch, strong, tireless (esp. AmE) …
14advocate — ad|vo|cate1 [ˈædvəkeıt] v [T] to publicly say that something should be done ▪ Extremists were openly advocating violence. advocate for AmE ▪ Those who advocate doctor assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer. advocate 2… …
15advocate — I n. 1) an aggressive, strong advocate 2) a client, patient; consumer advocate 3) the devil s advocate II v. 1) (G) he advocated bringing legal action 2) (K) she advocated our withdrawing from the contest 3) (formal) (L; subj.) they advocated… …
16advocate — 01. The President is [advocating] a peaceful resolution to the conflict. 02. Personally, I do not [advocate] the death penalty under any circumstances. 03. Peace [advocates] held a demonstration in front of the British Embassy to protest the… …
17advocate — ad|vo|cate1 [ ædvə,keıt ] verb transitive * to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things: There is no point in advocating improved public transportation unless we can pay for it. advocate ad|vo|cate 2 [ ædvəkət ] noun count * 1 …
18advocate — {{11}}advocate (n.) mid 14c., one whose profession is to plead cases in a court of justice, a technical term from Roman law, from O.Fr. avocat barrister, advocate, spokesman, from L. advocatus one called to aid; a pleader, advocate, noun use of… …
19advocate — ♦♦♦ advocates, advocating, advocated (The verb is pronounced [[t]æ̱dvəkeɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]æ̱dvəkət[/t]].) 1) VERB If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. [FORMAL] [V n] Mr Williams is a… …
20advocate — advocative, adj. advocator, n. v. /ad veuh kayt /; n. /ad veuh kit, kayt /, v., advocated, advocating, n. v.t. 1. to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers. n. 2. a… …
