advocate of something

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• advocate — Ⅰ. advocate UK US /ˈædvəkeɪt/ verb [T] ► to publicly support or suggest an idea, plan, or way of doing something: »The Food Standards Agency advocated a ban on advertising junk food to children. advocate doing sth »We would advocate selling those …   Financial and business terms

• advocate — ad·vo·cate 1 / ad və kət, ˌkāt/ n [Latin advocatus adviser to a party in a lawsuit, counselor, from past participle of advocare to summon, employ as counsel, from ad to + vocare to call] 1: a person (as a lawyer) who works and argues in support… …   Law dictionary

• advocate — [ad′və kit; ] for v. [, ad′vəkāt΄] n. [ME advocat, avocat < L advocatus, a counselor < advocare, to summon (for aid) < ad , to + vocare, to call] 1. a person who pleads another s cause; specif., a lawyer 2. a person who speaks or writes… …   English World dictionary

• advocate — ad|vo|cate1 [ˈædvəkeıt] v [T] to publicly say that something should be done ▪ Extremists were openly advocating violence. advocate for AmE ▪ Those who advocate doctor assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer. advocate 2… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• advocate */ — I UK [ˈædvəkeɪt] / US [ˈædvəˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms advocate : present tense I/you/we/they advocate he/she/it advocates present participle advocating past tense advocated past participle advocated to publicly support a particular… …   English dictionary

• advocate — [ˈædvəˌkeɪt] verb [T] I to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing something II noun [C] advocate [ˈædvəkət] 1) someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something an advocate of political reform[/ex] 2) a lawyer • See:… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• advocate — ad|vo|cate1 [ ædvə,keıt ] verb transitive * to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things: There is no point in advocating improved public transportation unless we can pay for it. advocate ad|vo|cate 2 [ ædvəkət ] noun count * 1 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• advocate — 1. noun /ˈædvəkət,ˈædvəkeɪt/ a) A person who argues the case of another, such as a lawyer in a court. The lawyer was one of a few good child advocates in town. b) A person who speaks in support of something. She has been a strong advocate for… …   Wiktionary

• Doctor's Advocate — Studio album by Game Released November 14, 2006 …   Wikipedia

• devil's advocate — n someone who pretends to disagree with you in order to have a good discussion about something ▪ He would play devil s advocate with anyone …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• durable power of attorney for health care — A legal document that you can use to give someone permission to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to make those decisions yourself. The person you name to represent you may be called your agent, attorney in fact, health care proxy …   Law dictionary