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ad·vo·cate [ ádvə kàyt ]

transitive verb (past and past participle ad·vo·cat·ed, present participle ad·vo·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular ad·vo·cates)

Definition:

recommend or support something: to support or speak in favor of something

noun (plural ad·vo·cates)

Definition:

1. somebody giving support: somebody who supports or speaks in favor of something

a tireless advocate of social reform

2. helper: somebody who acts or intercedes on behalf of another

3. law legal representative: somebody such as a lawyer, who pleads another's case in a legal forum

[14th century. Via Old French avocat "advocate" < Latin advocatus< advocare "call to" < vocare "to call"]

ad·vo·ca·tor noun

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