advocate (redirected from advocative)

ad·vo·cate  (dv-kt)

tr.v. ad·vo·cat·ed, ad·vo·cat·ing, ad·vo·cates

To speak, plead, or argue in favor of. See Synonyms at support.

n. (-kt, -kt)

1. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender: an advocate of civil rights.

2. One that pleads in another's behalf; an intercessor: advocates for abused children and spouses.

3. A lawyer.

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[From Middle English advocat, lawyer, from Old French advocat, from Latin advoctus, past participle of advocre, to summon for counsel : ad-, ad- + vocre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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advo·cation n.

advo·cative, ad·voca·tory (d-vk-tôr, -tr-, dv-k-) adj.

advo·cator n.

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advocate

vb [ˈædvəˌkeɪt]

(tr; may take a clause as object) to support or recommend publicly; plead for or speak in favour of

n [ˈædvəkɪt -ˌkeɪt]

1. a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter

2. a person who intercedes on behalf of another

3. (Law) a person who pleads his client's cause in a court of law See also barrister, solicitor, counsellor

4. (Law) Scots Law the usual word for barrister

[via Old French from Latin advocātus legal witness, advocate, from advocāre to call as witness, from vocāre to call]

advocatory  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	advocate - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea advocator, exponent, proponent individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" apologist, justifier, vindicator - a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" constitutionalist - an advocate of constitutional government Darwinian - an advocate of Darwinism populist, democrat - an advocate of democratic principles federalist - an advocate of federalism Gnostic - an advocate of Gnosticism humanist, humanitarian - an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans ideologist, ideologue - an advocate of some ideology internationalist - an advocate of internationalism irredentist, irridentist - an advocate of irredentism isolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairs Jansenist - an advocate of Jansenism libertarian - an advocate of libertarianism Maoist - an advocate of Maoism Marxist - an advocate of Marxism nationalist - an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government neoclassicist - an advocate of neoclassicism neutralist - an advocate of neutrality in international affairs nullifier - an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws drumbeater, partisan, zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of something partitionist - an advocate of partitioning a country Platonist - an advocate of Platonism pro-lifer - an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion presenter, sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) protectionist - an advocate of protectionism republican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) ritualist - an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms ruralist - an advocate of rural living secessionist - an advocate of secessionism secularist - an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education separationist, separatist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" supremacist - a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others teleologist - advocate of teleology Thatcherite - an advocate of Thatcherism unilateralist - an advocate of unilateralism
	2.	advocate - a lawyer who pleads cases in court   counsel, counselor-at-law, pleader, counsellor, counselor law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Verb	1.	advocate - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" recommend, urge propose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
	2.	advocate - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" preach urge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" preachify, sermonise, sermonize, moralise, moralize - speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"

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advocate

verb

recommend, support, champion, encourage, propose, favour, defend, promote, urge, advise, justify, endorse, campaign for, prescribe, speak for, uphold, press for, argue for, commend, plead for, espouse, countenance, hold a brief for (informal) He advocates fewer government controls on business.
recommend oppose, resist, contradict, take issue with, speak against, take a stand against

noun

1. supporter, spokesman, champion, defender, speaker, pleader, campaigner, promoter, counsellor, backer, proponent, apostle, apologist, upholder, proposer He was a strong advocate of free market policies.

2. (Law) lawyer, attorney, solicitor, counsel, barrister When she became an advocate there were only a few women practising.

Translations

advocate

A. [ˈædvəkeɪt] VT (= be in favour of) → abogar por, ser partidario de
what do you advocate? → ¿qué nos aconsejas?
I advocate doing nothing → yo recomiendo no hacer nada

B. [ˈædvəkɪt] N → defensor(a) m/f, partidario/a m/f (Scot) (Jur) → abogado/a m/f
see also devil LAWYERS, QC/KC

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advocate [ˈædvəkɪt]

n

(= upholder) [cause] → défenseur m
to be an advocate of sth → être partisan(e) de qch

(Scottish) (= lawyer) → avocat(e) m/f

[ˈædvəkeɪt] vt → recommander, prôner

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advocate

n

(= upholder: of cause etc) → Verfechter(in) m(f), → Befürworter(in) m(f)

(esp Scot: Jur) → (Rechts)anwalt m → /-anwältin f, → Advokat(in) m(f) (old, dial)

vt → eintreten für; plan etc → befürworten; those who advocate extending the licensing laws → die, die eine Verlängerung der Öffnungszeiten befürworten; what course of action would you advocate? → welche Maßnahmen würden Sie empfehlen?

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advocate [ɐn ˈædvəkɪt; ɐvb ˈædvəkeɪt]

1. n (Scot) (Law) → avvocato (difensore) (fig) → sostenitore/trice
to be an advocate of → essere a favore di

2. vt → sostenere la validità di, propugnare

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advocate

n advocate [ˈӕdvəkət]

a supporter, a person who is in favour (of) an advocate of reform. voorstander مُؤَيِّد، مُنَاصِر защитник obhájce fortaler; forkæmper der/die Fürsprecher(in), Jurist υπέρμαχος defensor toetaja مدافع؛ طرفدار kannattaja défenseur תוֹמֵך, סָנֵגוֹר वकील odvjetnik szószóló penganjur, penyokong talsmaður sostenitore, sostenitrice, avvocato 主唱者 지지자 rėmėjas, šalininkas aizstāvis; piekritējs penasihat voorstander forkjemper, talsmann rzecznik defensor adept, susţinător сторонник obhajca, -kyňa zagovornik advokat förespråkare, försvarare ผู้ให้การสนับสนุน savunucu, taraftar 提倡者 прихильник, прибічник حامی ، حمایتی، وکیل người ủng hộ 拥护者

[-keit] v

to recommend He advocated increasing the charges. voorstaan يُؤَيِّد، يُنَاصِر препоръчвам hájit anbefale befürworten υποστηρίζω, συστήνω recomendar toetama خواهان چیزی بودن؛ طرفداری کردن suositella recommander (de) לִתְמוֹך, לְהַמְלִיץ वकालत करना zagovarati javasol menganjurkan mæla með sostenere, essere in favore di 主張する 주장하다 siūlyti, patarti aizstāvēt; atbalstīt nasihat aanbevelen anbefale, forfekte zalecać preconizar a pleda pentru отстаивать, защищать hájiť priporočiti zagovarati förespråka แนะนำ desteklemek, taraftar olmak 提倡 підтримувати; пропагувати حمایت کرنا tán thành 提倡