advocate
noun (an advocate, advocates); verb (advocate, advocates, advocated, advocating)
Everyday
- To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it. tree →
- An advocate is a person who speaks up for an idea or for other people. tree →
- (law) An advocate is a lawyer who speaks for someone in court, especially in Scotland. tree →
In the lessons
In citizenship and news it is about people who argue for change, like advocates for animal rights. In law it names a type of lawyer. Phrases: advocate for, an advocate of, devil's advocate.
Examples
- She advocates healthy school meals. tree →
- He is an advocate for children's rights. tree →
- The advocate spoke for the accused in court. tree →
- Many doctors advocate more exercise. tree →
- Playing devil's advocate means arguing the other side to test an idea. tree →
- Be your own advocate and ask for help. tree →
- The question is still before the courts, and one can only deal with it as an advocate. tree →
Note
Pronunciation differs: the noun ends "-kit" (AD-vo-kit), the verb ends "-kate" (AD-vo-kate). Noun: advocacy. In Scotland, advocates are like barristers in England.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «advocate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «advocate» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/advocate/