Definitions for advocate
ˈæd vəˌkeɪt; -kɪt, -ˌkeɪtad·vo·cate

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent(noun)

   a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

2. advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader(verb)

   a lawyer who pleads cases in court

3. recommend, urge, advocate(verb)

   push for something

   "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

4. preach, advocate(verb)

   speak, plead, or argue in favor of

   "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. advocate(Noun)

   Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.

   Etymology: From avocat, from advocatus, past participle of advocare.

2. advocate(Noun)

   Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.

   Etymology: From avocat, from advocatus, past participle of advocare.

3. advocate(Noun)

   A person who speaks in support of something.

   Etymology: From avocat, from advocatus, past participle of advocare.

4. advocate(Noun)

   A person who supports someone to make their voice heard, or ideally to speak up for themselves.

   Since she started working with her advocate she has become much more confident.

   Etymology: From avocat, from advocatus, past participle of advocare.

5. advocate(Verb)

   To argue for someone else.

   Etymology: From avocat, from advocatus, past participle of advocare.

6. advocate(Verb)

   To encourage support for something.

   I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.

   Etymology: From avocat, from advocatus, past participle of advocare.

Wikipedia(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Advocate

   An advocate is a professional or in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, in Scottish, South African, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Polish, Israeli, South Asian and South American jurisdictions, "advocate" indicates a lawyer of superior classification."Advocate" is in some languages an honorific for lawyers, such as "Adv. Sir Alberico Gentili". "Advocate" also has the everyday meaning of speaking out to help someone else, such as patient advocacy or the support expected from an elected politician; those senses are not covered by this article.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Advocate(noun)

   one who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor

   Etymology: [See Advocate, n., Advoke, Avow.]

2. Advocate(noun)

   one who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth

   Etymology: [See Advocate, n., Advoke, Avow.]

3. Advocate(noun)

   christ, considered as an intercessor

   Etymology: [See Advocate, n., Advoke, Avow.]

4. Advocate(noun)

   to plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly

   Etymology: [See Advocate, n., Advoke, Avow.]

5. Advocate(verb)

   to act as advocate

   Etymology: [See Advocate, n., Advoke, Avow.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Advocate

   An advocate is a type of professional lawyer in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, Belgium, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. The broad equivalent in many English law-based jurisdictions is "barrister".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Advocate

   ad′vo-kāt, n. an intercessor or defender: one who pleads the cause of another, esp. in a court of law in Scotland and France.—v.t. to plead in favour of: to recommend.—ns. Advocā′tion; Ad′vocator.—Lord Advocate, the first law-officer of the crown and public prosecutor of crimes for Scotland. [O. Fr. avocat—L. advocatus—advocāre, -ātum—ad, to, vocāre, to call: to call in (another to help, as in a lawsuit or in sickness).]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'advocate' in Verbs Frequency: #801

Anagrams for advocate »

1. avocated

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   Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of advocate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of advocate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of advocate in a Sentence

1. Jaime Imitola:

   We must help educate our patients not only in the clinic setting, but also by working with patient advocacy groups such as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the ALS Association, we all want to end the plight of our patients, and the challenges brought about by stem cell tourism are an opportunity for medical societies such as the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association to advocate against unsafe and unproven practices, and to end the exploitation of therapeutic hope.

2. Paul Ryan:

   I really don't see it, i really thought when I took this job, Jake, that this is probably the last elected office I would have. I'm not going to run for president. You know, that's not my plan. I'm not going to do that. I really want to spend time doing the things that I've just discussed doing. I'm always going to advocate for the causes I have, but right now, the last thing I'm thinking about is running for something.

3. Prajak Kongkirati:

   They are popular and their policies are popular, they advocate change and radical reforms. So the youth who are frustrated with the stagnation of the country, they want to see a real change. And Thanathorn is kind of their hope, represents something new, speaks their own language and can connect to the youth.

4. Nabeel Rajab:

   Jailing every human rights advocate will not stop us.

5. Jeb Bush:

   I'm proud of the campaign that we have run to unify the country. And to advocate for conservative solutions that would give more Americans the opportunity to rise up and reach their God-given potential. But the people of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have spoken, i respect their decision.

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