Definition of advocate in English:

advocate

noun ˈadvəkətˈædvəkət

1A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
拥护者，倡导者
he was an untiring advocate of economic reform
他是个不知疲倦的经济改革的倡导者。
Example sentencesExamples
- In general, I am a strong advocate of environmental protection and saving rare animal species.
- A member of the Party and a former commerce minister, he is considered an advocate of free-market policies.
- Others championed him as an advocate of free speech.
- He was a staunch advocate of tariffs and protectionism.
- He was a prime advocate of arguments supporting the holding of terrorism suspects without access to courts.
- ‘Anyone who has been through one of these races is a huge advocate of campaign finance reform,’ he said.
- He's been a leader in election law reforms the past two sessions and an advocate of consumer privacy protection.
- He is also an advocate of strong financial support for graduate students and their research.
- Bono has been the most consistent advocate of this policy of ‘national reconciliation.’
- I think he is a worthy advocate of the policy and he is also a worthy adversary for the press.
- He is a strong advocate of a policy that he describes as ‘capitalism with a human face’.
- To begin with, I'm an advocate of very healthy fiscal policies.
- Earlier, I talked with the Senator, a longtime advocate of education reform.
- He accepted that Hitler was an advocate of this policy.
- We know for sure that the First Minister is not a long-term advocate of the policy.
- And he's an enthusiastic advocate of online technology.
- Then again, I'm not as much of an advocate of that particular policy as I'd like to be.
- A staunch advocate of the policy, he created it as a model institution designed to teach both academic and industrial subjects.
- Rather, I am a fierce advocate of basing American foreign policy on democratic principles.
- And when the US ignores that fact, it damages our own credibility as a global advocate of democratic reform.
Synonyms
champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, protector, patron
spokesman for, spokeswoman for, spokesperson for, speaker for, campaigner for, fighter for, battler for, crusader for
missionary, reformer, pioneer, pleader, propagandist, apostle, apologist
North American booster
informal plugger
2A person who puts a case on someone else's behalf.
辩护者
care managers can become advocates for their clients
帮助患者排解心理及精神方面问题的管理人员可以成为患者的辩护人。
Example sentencesExamples
- At least the Commissioner for Children advocates on behalf of children.
- In such instances, the therapist may encounter requests to participate as an advocate for the client.
- I'm not bashful about being an advocate on behalf of our communities.
- The statement in the brief was my position as an advocate for a client.
- To do otherwise would be to betray the trust that our patients place in us as advocates on their behalf.
1. 2.1 A professional pleader in a court of justice.
  （法庭）辩护律师，辩护人
  solicitors may act as advocates in Crown Courts
  Example sentencesExamples
  That may or may not say something about English pleaders, English advocates, and English jurors.
  Like all lawyers, they are required to act as officers of the court as well as advocates.
  Your Honours, at common law there is absolute privilege for what is said in court by an advocate.
  The persons who appear and do counsel work, either in drawing pleadings or appearing in court as an advocate.
  Many juvenile court advocates harshly criticized how the police handled young offenders.
  Synonyms
  barrister, lawyer, counsel, counsellor, professional pleader, legal practitioner
  North American attorney
  North American &amp Irish counsellor-at-law
  informal brief
2. 2.2South African, Scottish A barrister.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The High Court has 350 advocates on the Bar, only 15% are black.
  The advocates contended that their clients were unaware of the attempts to evict them because they were not notified.
  Both counsels, advocate for the State and for the defence, will resume argument today.
  The State advocates and legal aid counsel who were expected to arrive last weekend have not yet arrived.
  Replying to a question by the advocate, he said he had not seen his client firing the rifle.

verb ˈadvəkeɪtˈædvəˌkeɪt

[with object]

Publicly recommend or support.
提倡，拥护
voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly
投票人支持倡导成立议会的候选人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet I am not advocating a crass rationalism in which reverence, empathy and love have no place.
- He is is advocating the liberalizing of access to capital for potential businesspersons.
- He has often publicly advocated a life ban for those athletes who test positive.
- We have also had one of the major political parties advocating franchise rights for prisoners in HM prisons.
- How were your safe pest control methods received by the public when you first started advocating it?
- Nashville's radio stations were deluged with angry callers advocating a boycott of the group's albums.
- He was a realist, a pragmatist who saw little sense in advocating all-out attack if there were no players to execute it.
- Simply running an ad advocating a position on a law has gotten them into a criminal court.
- Lafontaine has recently come close to publicly advocating a grand coalition.
- They have advocated reduction of the role of government and public investment.
- I'm not advocating laziness or saying we should stop caring about achieving our goals.
- On web sites, people have been advocating violent confrontation with the police.
- He advocated overseas colonization and supported the South in the American Civil War.
- He advocated a wider hunt for candidates which he said should lead to more of a meritocracy.
- So all the president is doing is advocating a law that would harm his opponents and not him.
- Would the member please withdraw the comment he made about advocating separatism.
- Nevertheless, he is advocating a fine balance between free trade and trade restriction.
- Now is anybody suggesting for one moment the business sector would not be able to in fact advocate on its behalf?
- So it's not advocating acting like monsters, its saying they have no alternative.
- Exuding confidence and advocating a positive outlook, he has no harsh words for anyone.
Synonyms
recommend, prescribe, commend, advise, favour, approve of, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, champion, campaign on behalf of, stand up for, speak for, argue for, plead for, press for, lobby for, urge, promote, espouse, endorse, sanction, vouch for
informal plug, push

Derivatives

advocateship

noun

When I had somewhat considered the excellency of the advocateship, I adventured to write what I have seen thereof.
Example sentencesExamples
- He was a graduate of the School of Law with 16 years of advocateship in Belarus.

advocation

noun advəˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌædvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

There is an overt advocation of group hatred evolving here that should be offensive to everyone.
Example sentencesExamples
- I can even imagine some of the bigger privacy advocation groups paying for it.
- None of these dissidents has so far expressed such clear advocation of a secular society.
- So I would say most of it ultimately is our advocation.
- Speaking in terms of culture, not advocation, I find myself wondering about the center and its place in society.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare 'call (to one's aid)', from ad- 'to' + vocare 'to call'.

Definition of advocate in US English:

advocate

nounˈadvəkətˈædvəkət

1A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
拥护者，倡导者
he was an untiring advocate of economic reform
他是个不知疲倦的经济改革的倡导者。
Example sentencesExamples
- Earlier, I talked with the Senator, a longtime advocate of education reform.
- Bono has been the most consistent advocate of this policy of ‘national reconciliation.’
- He accepted that Hitler was an advocate of this policy.
- ‘Anyone who has been through one of these races is a huge advocate of campaign finance reform,’ he said.
- Rather, I am a fierce advocate of basing American foreign policy on democratic principles.
- He was a prime advocate of arguments supporting the holding of terrorism suspects without access to courts.
- He's been a leader in election law reforms the past two sessions and an advocate of consumer privacy protection.
- He is also an advocate of strong financial support for graduate students and their research.
- And when the US ignores that fact, it damages our own credibility as a global advocate of democratic reform.
- To begin with, I'm an advocate of very healthy fiscal policies.
- We know for sure that the First Minister is not a long-term advocate of the policy.
- Others championed him as an advocate of free speech.
- He was a staunch advocate of tariffs and protectionism.
- A member of the Party and a former commerce minister, he is considered an advocate of free-market policies.
- A staunch advocate of the policy, he created it as a model institution designed to teach both academic and industrial subjects.
- In general, I am a strong advocate of environmental protection and saving rare animal species.
- Then again, I'm not as much of an advocate of that particular policy as I'd like to be.
- I think he is a worthy advocate of the policy and he is also a worthy adversary for the press.
- He is a strong advocate of a policy that he describes as ‘capitalism with a human face’.
- And he's an enthusiastic advocate of online technology.
Synonyms
champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, protector, patron
1. 1.1 A person who pleads on someone else's behalf.
  辩护者
  care managers can become advocates for their clients
  帮助患者排解心理及精神方面问题的管理人员可以成为患者的辩护人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In such instances, the therapist may encounter requests to participate as an advocate for the client.
  I'm not bashful about being an advocate on behalf of our communities.
  The statement in the brief was my position as an advocate for a client.
  At least the Commissioner for Children advocates on behalf of children.
  To do otherwise would be to betray the trust that our patients place in us as advocates on their behalf.
2. 1.2 A pleader in a court of law; a lawyer.
  Marshall was a skilled advocate but a mediocre judge
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many juvenile court advocates harshly criticized how the police handled young offenders.
  The persons who appear and do counsel work, either in drawing pleadings or appearing in court as an advocate.
  Like all lawyers, they are required to act as officers of the court as well as advocates.
  That may or may not say something about English pleaders, English advocates, and English jurors.
  Your Honours, at common law there is absolute privilege for what is said in court by an advocate.
  Synonyms
  barrister, lawyer, counsel, counsellor, professional pleader, legal practitioner

verbˈædvəˌkeɪtˈadvəˌkāt

[with object]

Publicly recommend or support.
提倡，拥护
they advocated an ethical foreign policy
Example sentencesExamples
- So it's not advocating acting like monsters, its saying they have no alternative.
- Nevertheless, he is advocating a fine balance between free trade and trade restriction.
- I'm not advocating laziness or saying we should stop caring about achieving our goals.
- Nashville's radio stations were deluged with angry callers advocating a boycott of the group's albums.
- So all the president is doing is advocating a law that would harm his opponents and not him.
- He advocated overseas colonization and supported the South in the American Civil War.
- He was a realist, a pragmatist who saw little sense in advocating all-out attack if there were no players to execute it.
- We have also had one of the major political parties advocating franchise rights for prisoners in HM prisons.
- Yet I am not advocating a crass rationalism in which reverence, empathy and love have no place.
- On web sites, people have been advocating violent confrontation with the police.
- Simply running an ad advocating a position on a law has gotten them into a criminal court.
- He advocated a wider hunt for candidates which he said should lead to more of a meritocracy.
- He is is advocating the liberalizing of access to capital for potential businesspersons.
- Would the member please withdraw the comment he made about advocating separatism.
- Lafontaine has recently come close to publicly advocating a grand coalition.
- They have advocated reduction of the role of government and public investment.
- Now is anybody suggesting for one moment the business sector would not be able to in fact advocate on its behalf?
- He has often publicly advocated a life ban for those athletes who test positive.
- How were your safe pest control methods received by the public when you first started advocating it?
- Exuding confidence and advocating a positive outlook, he has no harsh words for anyone.
Synonyms
recommend, prescribe, commend, advise, favour, approve of, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, champion, campaign on behalf of, stand up for, speak for, argue for, plead for, press for, lobby for, urge, promote, espouse, endorse, sanction, vouch for

Origin

Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.

词汇	advocate
释义	Definition of advocate in English: advocate noun ˈadvəkətˈædvəkət 1A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. 拥护者，倡导者 he was an untiring advocate of economic reform 他是个不知疲倦的经济改革的倡导者。 Example sentencesExamples In general, I am a strong advocate of environmental protection and saving rare animal species. A member of the Party and a former commerce minister, he is considered an advocate of free-market policies. Others championed him as an advocate of free speech. He was a staunch advocate of tariffs and protectionism. He was a prime advocate of arguments supporting the holding of terrorism suspects without access to courts. ‘Anyone who has been through one of these races is a huge advocate of campaign finance reform,’ he said. He's been a leader in election law reforms the past two sessions and an advocate of consumer privacy protection. He is also an advocate of strong financial support for graduate students and their research. Bono has been the most consistent advocate of this policy of ‘national reconciliation.’ I think he is a worthy advocate of the policy and he is also a worthy adversary for the press. He is a strong advocate of a policy that he describes as ‘capitalism with a human face’. To begin with, I'm an advocate of very healthy fiscal policies. Earlier, I talked with the Senator, a longtime advocate of education reform. He accepted that Hitler was an advocate of this policy. We know for sure that the First Minister is not a long-term advocate of the policy. And he's an enthusiastic advocate of online technology. Then again, I'm not as much of an advocate of that particular policy as I'd like to be. A staunch advocate of the policy, he created it as a model institution designed to teach both academic and industrial subjects. Rather, I am a fierce advocate of basing American foreign policy on democratic principles. And when the US ignores that fact, it damages our own credibility as a global advocate of democratic reform. Synonyms champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, protector, patron spokesman for, spokeswoman for, spokesperson for, speaker for, campaigner for, fighter for, battler for, crusader for missionary, reformer, pioneer, pleader, propagandist, apostle, apologist North American booster informal plugger 2A person who puts a case on someone else's behalf. 辩护者 care managers can become advocates for their clients 帮助患者排解心理及精神方面问题的管理人员可以成为患者的辩护人。 Example sentencesExamples At least the Commissioner for Children advocates on behalf of children. In such instances, the therapist may encounter requests to participate as an advocate for the client. I'm not bashful about being an advocate on behalf of our communities. The statement in the brief was my position as an advocate for a client. To do otherwise would be to betray the trust that our patients place in us as advocates on their behalf. 2.1 A professional pleader in a court of justice. （法庭）辩护律师，辩护人 solicitors may act as advocates in Crown Courts Example sentencesExamples That may or may not say something about English pleaders, English advocates, and English jurors. Like all lawyers, they are required to act as officers of the court as well as advocates. Your Honours, at common law there is absolute privilege for what is said in court by an advocate. The persons who appear and do counsel work, either in drawing pleadings or appearing in court as an advocate. Many juvenile court advocates harshly criticized how the police handled young offenders. Synonyms barrister, lawyer, counsel, counsellor, professional pleader, legal practitioner North American attorney North American &amp Irish counsellor-at-law informal brief 2.2South African, Scottish A barrister. Example sentencesExamples The High Court has 350 advocates on the Bar, only 15% are black. The advocates contended that their clients were unaware of the attempts to evict them because they were not notified. Both counsels, advocate for the State and for the defence, will resume argument today. The State advocates and legal aid counsel who were expected to arrive last weekend have not yet arrived. Replying to a question by the advocate, he said he had not seen his client firing the rifle. verb ˈadvəkeɪtˈædvəˌkeɪt [with object] Publicly recommend or support. 提倡，拥护 voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly 投票人支持倡导成立议会的候选人。 Example sentencesExamples Yet I am not advocating a crass rationalism in which reverence, empathy and love have no place. He is is advocating the liberalizing of access to capital for potential businesspersons. He has often publicly advocated a life ban for those athletes who test positive. We have also had one of the major political parties advocating franchise rights for prisoners in HM prisons. How were your safe pest control methods received by the public when you first started advocating it? Nashville's radio stations were deluged with angry callers advocating a boycott of the group's albums. He was a realist, a pragmatist who saw little sense in advocating all-out attack if there were no players to execute it. Simply running an ad advocating a position on a law has gotten them into a criminal court. Lafontaine has recently come close to publicly advocating a grand coalition. They have advocated reduction of the role of government and public investment. I'm not advocating laziness or saying we should stop caring about achieving our goals. On web sites, people have been advocating violent confrontation with the police. He advocated overseas colonization and supported the South in the American Civil War. He advocated a wider hunt for candidates which he said should lead to more of a meritocracy. So all the president is doing is advocating a law that would harm his opponents and not him. Would the member please withdraw the comment he made about advocating separatism. Nevertheless, he is advocating a fine balance between free trade and trade restriction. Now is anybody suggesting for one moment the business sector would not be able to in fact advocate on its behalf? So it's not advocating acting like monsters, its saying they have no alternative. Exuding confidence and advocating a positive outlook, he has no harsh words for anyone. Synonyms recommend, prescribe, commend, advise, favour, approve of, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, champion, campaign on behalf of, stand up for, speak for, argue for, plead for, press for, lobby for, urge, promote, espouse, endorse, sanction, vouch for informal plug, push Derivatives advocateship noun When I had somewhat considered the excellency of the advocateship, I adventured to write what I have seen thereof. Example sentencesExamples He was a graduate of the School of Law with 16 years of advocateship in Belarus. advocation noun advəˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌædvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n There is an overt advocation of group hatred evolving here that should be offensive to everyone. Example sentencesExamples I can even imagine some of the bigger privacy advocation groups paying for it. None of these dissidents has so far expressed such clear advocation of a secular society. So I would say most of it ultimately is our advocation. Speaking in terms of culture, not advocation, I find myself wondering about the center and its place in society. Origin Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare 'call (to one's aid)', from ad- 'to' + vocare 'to call'. Definition of advocate in US English: advocate nounˈadvəkətˈædvəkət 1A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. 拥护者，倡导者 he was an untiring advocate of economic reform 他是个不知疲倦的经济改革的倡导者。 Example sentencesExamples Earlier, I talked with the Senator, a longtime advocate of education reform. Bono has been the most consistent advocate of this policy of ‘national reconciliation.’ He accepted that Hitler was an advocate of this policy. ‘Anyone who has been through one of these races is a huge advocate of campaign finance reform,’ he said. Rather, I am a fierce advocate of basing American foreign policy on democratic principles. He was a prime advocate of arguments supporting the holding of terrorism suspects without access to courts. He's been a leader in election law reforms the past two sessions and an advocate of consumer privacy protection. He is also an advocate of strong financial support for graduate students and their research. And when the US ignores that fact, it damages our own credibility as a global advocate of democratic reform. To begin with, I'm an advocate of very healthy fiscal policies. We know for sure that the First Minister is not a long-term advocate of the policy. Others championed him as an advocate of free speech. He was a staunch advocate of tariffs and protectionism. A member of the Party and a former commerce minister, he is considered an advocate of free-market policies. A staunch advocate of the policy, he created it as a model institution designed to teach both academic and industrial subjects. In general, I am a strong advocate of environmental protection and saving rare animal species. Then again, I'm not as much of an advocate of that particular policy as I'd like to be. I think he is a worthy advocate of the policy and he is also a worthy adversary for the press. He is a strong advocate of a policy that he describes as ‘capitalism with a human face’. And he's an enthusiastic advocate of online technology. Synonyms champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent, protector, patron 1.1 A person who pleads on someone else's behalf. 辩护者 care managers can become advocates for their clients 帮助患者排解心理及精神方面问题的管理人员可以成为患者的辩护人。 Example sentencesExamples In such instances, the therapist may encounter requests to participate as an advocate for the client. I'm not bashful about being an advocate on behalf of our communities. The statement in the brief was my position as an advocate for a client. At least the Commissioner for Children advocates on behalf of children. To do otherwise would be to betray the trust that our patients place in us as advocates on their behalf. 1.2 A pleader in a court of law; a lawyer. Marshall was a skilled advocate but a mediocre judge Example sentencesExamples Many juvenile court advocates harshly criticized how the police handled young offenders. The persons who appear and do counsel work, either in drawing pleadings or appearing in court as an advocate. Like all lawyers, they are required to act as officers of the court as well as advocates. That may or may not say something about English pleaders, English advocates, and English jurors. Your Honours, at common law there is absolute privilege for what is said in court by an advocate. Synonyms barrister, lawyer, counsel, counsellor, professional pleader, legal practitioner verbˈædvəˌkeɪtˈadvəˌkāt [with object] Publicly recommend or support. 提倡，拥护 they advocated an ethical foreign policy Example sentencesExamples So it's not advocating acting like monsters, its saying they have no alternative. Nevertheless, he is advocating a fine balance between free trade and trade restriction. I'm not advocating laziness or saying we should stop caring about achieving our goals. Nashville's radio stations were deluged with angry callers advocating a boycott of the group's albums. So all the president is doing is advocating a law that would harm his opponents and not him. He advocated overseas colonization and supported the South in the American Civil War. He was a realist, a pragmatist who saw little sense in advocating all-out attack if there were no players to execute it. We have also had one of the major political parties advocating franchise rights for prisoners in HM prisons. Yet I am not advocating a crass rationalism in which reverence, empathy and love have no place. On web sites, people have been advocating violent confrontation with the police. Simply running an ad advocating a position on a law has gotten them into a criminal court. He advocated a wider hunt for candidates which he said should lead to more of a meritocracy. He is is advocating the liberalizing of access to capital for potential businesspersons. Would the member please withdraw the comment he made about advocating separatism. Lafontaine has recently come close to publicly advocating a grand coalition. They have advocated reduction of the role of government and public investment. Now is anybody suggesting for one moment the business sector would not be able to in fact advocate on its behalf? He has often publicly advocated a life ban for those athletes who test positive. How were your safe pest control methods received by the public when you first started advocating it? Exuding confidence and advocating a positive outlook, he has no harsh words for anyone. Synonyms recommend, prescribe, commend, advise, favour, approve of, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, champion, campaign on behalf of, stand up for, speak for, argue for, plead for, press for, lobby for, urge, promote, espouse, endorse, sanction, vouch for Origin Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.
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